Search Results - "Souza, Renata Perotto de"
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Schistosoma mansoni miracidia: revisiting motility and survival parameters for improved computational modelling
Published in Parasitology (01-07-2022)“…Schistosoma mansoni is the main causative agent of intestinal schistosomiasis which affects millions of people worldwide. At the larval stage, miracidia are…”
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Study of diagnostic accuracy of Helmintex, Kato-Katz, and POC-CCA methods for diagnosing intestinal schistosomiasis in Candeal, a low intensity transmission area in northeastern Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (08-03-2018)“…Control initiatives have successfully reduced the prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis transmission in several localities around the world. However,…”
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Criteria for identification of Schistosoma mansoni eggs in faecal sediments prepared with the Helmintex method and stained by ninhydrin
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-01-2019)“…Helmintex is a sensitive method used for detecting Schistosoma mansoni eggs. Here, we describe the observed frequency of six proposed criteria associated with…”
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Low specificity of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POCCCA) diagnostic test in a non-endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil
Published in Acta tropica (01-05-2021)“…[Display omitted] A point-of-care test for detecting schistosome circulating cathodic antigen in urine (POCCCA) has been proposed for mapping infection and…”
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Use of Schistosoma mansoni soluble egg antigen (SEA) for antibody detection and diagnosis of schistosomiasis: The need for improved accuracy evaluations of diagnostic tools
Published in Acta tropica (01-03-2021)“…•Many studies of SEA ELISA fail to comply with guidelines for accuracy estimations.•Wide variation of sensitivity (71–99%) and specificity (6–100%).•Better…”
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Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2023)“…The World Health Organization recommends a market-ready, urine-based point-of-care diagnostic test for circulating cathodic antigens (CCA) to determine the…”
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