Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France.
Background The diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is based on the complementarity of serological technique and microscopic examination (ME). Between 2015 and 2019, the number of urinary schistosomiasis tests received in our laboratory increased sharply from 300 to 900 per year. Therefore, we wa...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a0fb0456ba6c450b84b191c95dff7d51 2023-05-15T15:13:45+02:00 Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France. Marie-Laure Gillardie Oussama Babba Caroline Mahinc Maureen Duthel Claire de Bengy Clotilde Morineaud Elisabeth Rivollier Pierre Flori 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009515 https://doaj.org/article/a0fb0456ba6c450b84b191c95dff7d51 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009515 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009515 https://doaj.org/article/a0fb0456ba6c450b84b191c95dff7d51 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 7, p e0009515 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009515 2022-12-31T11:28:55Z Background The diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is based on the complementarity of serological technique and microscopic examination (ME). Between 2015 and 2019, the number of urinary schistosomiasis tests received in our laboratory increased sharply from 300 to 900 per year. Therefore, we wanted to evaluate the reliability of urine microscopic examination (ME, reference and routine technique) from urine sample by comparing it to other techniques (antigenic technique and PCR). To this end, we optimized two real-time PCRs targeting respectively Schistosoma haematobium (Sh) and Schistosoma mansoni (Sm). Methodology/principal findings 914 urine samples from 846 patients suspected of urogenital schistosomiasis were prescribed and analyzed by PCR and also by antigenic technique for the first 143 samples. The antigenic technique evaluated was Schisto POC-CCA, Rapid Medical Diagnostics. These results (antigenic technique and PCR) were compared to ME which was performed from all urines. The percentage of 14% (128/914) positive cases with the PCR technique and the percentage of 6.0% (54/914) positive cases with ME is significantly different (Chi 2 test, p<0.001). These 128 positive PCRs correspond to 120 different patients, 88.3% (106/120) of them were young migrants and 11.7% (14/120) were French patients returning from travel. Among these migrants, more than 75% (80/106) came from French-speaking West Africa. In addition, the Schisto POC-CCA showed a specificity of 39% (46/117), too poor to be used as a screening tool in low or non-endemic areas. Conclusion/significance Targeted Sh and Sm PCRs in urine are reliable techniques compared to ME (reference technique). In view of our results, we decided to screen urinary schistosomiasis by direct ME always coupled by the PCR technique, which has shown better reliability criteria. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 7 e0009515 |
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Background The diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is based on the complementarity of serological technique and microscopic examination (ME). Between 2015 and 2019, the number of urinary schistosomiasis tests received in our laboratory increased sharply from 300 to 900 per year. Therefore, we wanted to evaluate the reliability of urine microscopic examination (ME, reference and routine technique) from urine sample by comparing it to other techniques (antigenic technique and PCR). To this end, we optimized two real-time PCRs targeting respectively Schistosoma haematobium (Sh) and Schistosoma mansoni (Sm). Methodology/principal findings 914 urine samples from 846 patients suspected of urogenital schistosomiasis were prescribed and analyzed by PCR and also by antigenic technique for the first 143 samples. The antigenic technique evaluated was Schisto POC-CCA, Rapid Medical Diagnostics. These results (antigenic technique and PCR) were compared to ME which was performed from all urines. The percentage of 14% (128/914) positive cases with the PCR technique and the percentage of 6.0% (54/914) positive cases with ME is significantly different (Chi 2 test, p<0.001). These 128 positive PCRs correspond to 120 different patients, 88.3% (106/120) of them were young migrants and 11.7% (14/120) were French patients returning from travel. Among these migrants, more than 75% (80/106) came from French-speaking West Africa. In addition, the Schisto POC-CCA showed a specificity of 39% (46/117), too poor to be used as a screening tool in low or non-endemic areas. Conclusion/significance Targeted Sh and Sm PCRs in urine are reliable techniques compared to ME (reference technique). In view of our results, we decided to screen urinary schistosomiasis by direct ME always coupled by the PCR technique, which has shown better reliability criteria. |
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Marie-Laure Gillardie Oussama Babba Caroline Mahinc Maureen Duthel Claire de Bengy Clotilde Morineaud Elisabeth Rivollier Pierre Flori |
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Marie-Laure Gillardie Oussama Babba Caroline Mahinc Maureen Duthel Claire de Bengy Clotilde Morineaud Elisabeth Rivollier Pierre Flori |
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Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France. |
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Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France. |
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Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France. |
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Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France. |
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Molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in France. |
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molecular approach to the epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in france. |
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