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Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Performance of an ultra-sensitive assay targeting the circulating anodic antigen (CAA) for detection of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in a low endemic area in Brazil
Authors: Sousa, Mariana Silva
Dam, Govert J. van
Pinheiro, Marta Cristhiany Cunha
Dood, Claudia J. de
Peralta, Jose Mauro
Peralta, Regina Helena Saramago
Daher, Elizabeth de Francesco
Corstjens, Paul L. A. M
Bezerra, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes
Keywords: Diagnóstico;Diagnosis;Fósforo;Phosphorus;Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase;Polymerase Chain Reaction;Schistosoma mansoni;Brasil;Brazil
Issue Date: Apr-2019
Publisher: Frontiers in Immunology
Citation: SOUSA, M. S. et al. Performance of an ultra-sensitive assay targeting the circulating anodic antigen (CAA) for detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection in a low endemic area in Brazil. Frontiers in Immunology, v. 10, p. 1-16, apr. 2019.
Abstract: Techniques with high sensitivity and specificity are required for an accurate diagnosis in low-transmission settings, where the conventional parasitological methods are insensitive. We determined the accuracy of an up-converting phosphor-lateral flow circulating anodic antigen (UCP-LF CAA) assay in urine and serum for Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in low-prevalence settings in Ceará, Brazil, before and after praziquantel treatment. Clinical samples of a total of 258 individuals were investigated by UCP-LF CAA, point-of-care—circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA), soluble worm antigen preparation (SWAP)-ELISA and Kato-Katz (KK); a selection of 128 stools by real-time PCR technique. Three and 6-weeks after treatment, samples were collected and evaluated by detection Schistosoma circulating antigens (CAA and CCA). The UCP-LF CAA assays detected 80 positives (31%) with urine and 82 positives (31.8%) with serum. The urine POC-CCA and serum SWAP-ELISA assays detected 30 (11.6%) and 107 (40.7%) positives, respectively. The Kato-Katz technique revealed only 4 positive stool samples (1.6%). Among the 128 individuals with complete data records, 19 cases were identified by PCR (14.8%); Sensitivities and specificities of the UCP-LF CAA assays, determined versus a combined reference standard based on CCA/KK/PCR positivity, ranged from60–68%to 68–77%, respectively. In addition only for comparative purposes, sensitivities of the different assays were determined vs. a comparative reference based on CAA/KK/PCR positivity, showing the highest sensitivity for the urine CAA assay (80%), followed by the serum CAA (70.9%), SWAP-ELISA (43.6%), PCR (34.5%), POC-CCA (29.1%), whilst triplicate Kato-Katz thick smears had a very low sensitivity (3.6%). CAA concentrations were higher in serum than in urine and were significantly correlated. There was a significant decrease in urine and serum CAA levels 3 and 6-weeks after treatment. The UCP-LF CAA assays revealed 33 and 28 S. mansoni-infected patients at the 3- and 6-week post-treatment follow-up, respectively. The UCP-LF CAA assays show high sensitivity for the diagnosis of S.mansoni in low-endemicity settings. It detects a considerably higher number of infections than microscopy, POC-CCA or PCR. Also it shows to be very useful for evaluating cure rates after treatment. Hence, the UCP-LF CAA assay is a robust and promising diagnostic approach in low-transmission settings.
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/49781
ISSN: 1664-3224 (On line)
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