Short Report: Ultra-Low-Cost Urine Filtration for Schistosoma haematobium Diagnosis: A Proof-of-Concept Study

被引：14
作者：
Ephraim, Richard K. D. [1 ]
Duah, Evans [1 ]
Andrews, Jason R. [2 ,3 ]
Bogoch, Isaac I. [4 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Cape Coast, Div Med Lab Technol, Cape Coast, Ghana
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Infect Dis, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Geog Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[4] Toronto Gen Hosp, Div Internal Med, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
[5] Toronto Gen Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2014年 / 91卷 / 03期
关键词：
HELMINTH INFECTIONS; MICROSCOPY; INTENSITY; HEMATURIA; MORBIDITY;
D O I：
10.4269/ajtmh.14-0221
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Simple, efficient, and cost-effective strategies are needed for urine sample preparation in the field diagnosis of infection with Schistosoma haematobium. In this proof-of-concept study, we evaluated inexpensive and widely available paper products (paper towels, school workbook paper, and newspaper) to gravity-filter urine containing 60 eggs/mL of Schistosoma haematobium. Eggs were reliably visualized by light microscopy by using single-ply paper towels as urine filters. This filtration method has broad applicability in clinical and public health settings in resource-constrained environments.
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