Assessment of morbidity in Schistosoma haematobium infection: current methods and future tools
| Autor: | Claus M. Reimert, B Jyding Vennervald, Anthony I. Kahama |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
Urinary system Urinary Bladder Helminthiasis Schistosomiasis Urine Biology Schistosomiasis haematobia Ribonucleases parasitic diseases Prevalence medicine Animals Humans Parasite Egg Count Ultrasonography Urine cytology Schistosoma haematobium Eosinophil cationic protein medicine.diagnostic_test Blood Proteins Eosinophil Granule Proteins medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Schistosoma haematobium infection Antigens Helminth Insect Science Africa Immunology Parasitology Morbidity Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Acta Tropica. 77:81-89 |
| ISSN: | 0001-706X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00116-9 |
| Popis: | Recently, new potential tools for assessment of Schistosoma haematobium related morbidity have emerged. The tools are based on detection of S. haematobium egg antigens in urine or detection of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in urine, which may reflect the inflammatory response in the urinary tract. So far two markers have been assessed in long-term post treatment follow-up studies, allowing for an evaluation both before treatment and during regression and reappearance of infection and urinary tract morbidity. The results from these studies and the usefulness of the markers as morbidity assessment tools are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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