Genital self-sampling compared with cervicovaginal lavage for the diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women: The BILHIV study.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Amy S Sturt, Emily L Webb, Comfort R Phiri, Tobias Mweene, Namakau Chola, Govert J van Dam, Paul L A M Corstjens, Els Wessels, J Russell Stothard, Richard Hayes, Helen Ayles, Isaiah Hansingo, Lisette van Lieshout, Amaya L Bustinduy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Livingstone
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008337; https://doaj.org/article/e84f2630940040b58fb132ac84727a5f

Background Given the potentially causal association of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) with HIV-1 infection, improved diagnostics are urgently needed to scale-up FGS surveillance. The BILHIV (bilharzia and HIV) study assessed the performance of home-based self-collection methods (cervical and v...