Laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni: Current status and future trends
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects about 290 million patients worldwide. Children aged between 5 and 14 years represent 45.8% of the affected patients, in addition, schistosomiasis has been reported in Schistosoma-free areas, mostly because of tourism and immigration from e...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:065186976644403caff670530d73338d 2023-05-15T15:03:03+02:00 Laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni: Current status and future trends Amira Taman Samar N El-Beshbishi 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.261270 https://doaj.org/article/065186976644403caff670530d73338d EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2019;volume=12;issue=6;spage=243;epage=249;aulast=Taman https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4146 2352-4146 doi:10.4103/1995-7645.261270 https://doaj.org/article/065186976644403caff670530d73338d Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 6, Pp 243-249 (2019) schistosoma mansoni elisa mirna tegument polymerase chain reaction Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.261270 2022-12-31T15:18:59Z Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects about 290 million patients worldwide. Children aged between 5 and 14 years represent 45.8% of the affected patients, in addition, schistosomiasis has been reported in Schistosoma-free areas, mostly because of tourism and immigration from endemic countries. Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is mainly diagnosed via direct stool examination for egg detection. Immunological methods are favoured for disease monitoring and preliminary checking for communities in areas with low infection rates, and for patients with light and chronic infections where parasitological tests are negative. PCR-based diagnostic techniques are more sensitive, but expensive. Tegument proteins and miRNAs are promising markers for diagnosis of schistosomiasis. Here we review the diagnostic methods for schistosomiasis mansoni aiming to reach a standardized technique for diagnosis of early infection to help better control of the disease. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 12 6 243 |
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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects about 290 million patients worldwide. Children aged between 5 and 14 years represent 45.8% of the affected patients, in addition, schistosomiasis has been reported in Schistosoma-free areas, mostly because of tourism and immigration from endemic countries. Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is mainly diagnosed via direct stool examination for egg detection. Immunological methods are favoured for disease monitoring and preliminary checking for communities in areas with low infection rates, and for patients with light and chronic infections where parasitological tests are negative. PCR-based diagnostic techniques are more sensitive, but expensive. Tegument proteins and miRNAs are promising markers for diagnosis of schistosomiasis. Here we review the diagnostic methods for schistosomiasis mansoni aiming to reach a standardized technique for diagnosis of early infection to help better control of the disease. |
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Laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni: Current status and future trends |
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Laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni: Current status and future trends |
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Laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni: Current status and future trends |
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