Field assessment in Cameroon of a reader of POC-CCA lateral flow strips for the quantification of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigen in urine.

Estelle Mezajou MewambaArnol Auvaker Zebaze TiofackCyrille Nguemnang KamdemRomuald Isaka Kamwa NgassamMureille Carole Tchami MbagniaOscar Asanya Nyangiri Harry NoyesHilaire Marcaire WomeniFlobert NjiokouGustave Simo

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

This study confirmed the low sensitivity of KK and the high capacity of POC-CCA to provide reliable data on the prevalence and intensity of S. mansoni infections. The lateral flow reader enabled accurate quantification of CCA under field conditions on fresh and frozen urine samples with less time and effort than KK.

Keyphrases

risk factors
electronic health record
high resolution
mass spectrometry
data analysis
artificial intelligence