Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard

A call to strengthen the global strategy against schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: the time is now

(2017) Nathan C Lo et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sensitivity and specificity of the circulating cathodic antigen rapid urine test in the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis mansoni infection and evaluation of morbidity in a low- endemic area in Brazil

(2017) Fernanda Teixeira Ferreira et al.   Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Accuracy of parasitological and immunological tests for the screening of human schistosomiasis in immigrants and refugees from African countries: An approach with Latent Class Analysis

(2017) Anna Beltrame et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Schistosomiasis is more prevalent than previously thought: what does it mean for public health goals, policies, strategies, guidelines and intervention programs?

(2017) Daniel G. Colley et al.   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Comparison of Schistosoma mansoni Prevalence and Intensity of Infection, as Determined by the Circulating Cathodic Antigen Urine Assay or by the Kato-Katz Fecal Assay: A Systematic Review

(2016) Nupur Kittur et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

(2016) Nicholas J Kassebaum et al.   LANCET

Understanding the effects of conditional dependence in research studies involving imperfect diagnostic tests

(2016) Zhuoyu Wang et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE

Spatial distribution of schistosomiasis and treatment needs in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical analysis

(2015) Ying-Si Lai et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

It’s Time to Dispel the Myth of “Asymptomatic” Schistosomiasis

(2015) Charles H. King   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evaluation of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-cassette assay as a survey tool for Schistosoma mansoni in different transmission settings within Bugiri District, Uganda

(2014) M. Adriko et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Estimation of diagnostic test accuracy without full verification: a review of latent class methods

(2014) John Collins et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE

Diagnostic Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Methods for Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in a Post-Treatment Setting in Western Kenya

(2014) Liya M. Assefa et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

A Five-Country Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Circulating Cathodic Antigen Urine Assay for the Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni

(2013) Daniel G. Colley et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Bayesian estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of individual fecal culture and Paralisa to detect Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in young farmed deer

(2013) Lesley A. Stringer et al.   JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION

Evaluation of urine-circulating cathodic antigen (Urine-CCA) cassette test for the detection ofSchistosoma mansoniinfection in areas of moderate prevalence in Ethiopia

(2013) Berhanu Erko et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

A Latent Markov Modelling Approach to the Evaluation of Circulating Cathodic Antigen Strips for Schistosomiasis Diagnosis Pre- and Post-Praziquantel Treatment in Uganda

(2013) Artemis Koukounari et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Bayesian Latent Class Models in Malaria Diagnosis

(2012) Luzia Gonçalves et al.   PLoS One

Evaluation of Urine CCA Assays for Detection of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Western Kenya

(2011) Hillary L. Shane et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Defining the True Sensitivity of Culture for the Diagnosis of Melioidosis Using Bayesian Latent Class Models

(2010) Direk Limmathurotsakul et al.   PLoS One