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Bassiouny, H., Eassa, S., Hazzah, W., El-Komy, E., Barakat, R. (2018). Validity of PCR Versus Coproscopic Examination for Diagnosing Infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a Low Intensity Endemic Area in Egypt. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 48(1), 18-23. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19952
Hassan Bassiouny; Safaa Eassa; Walaa Hazzah; Engy El-Komy; Rashida Barakat. "Validity of PCR Versus Coproscopic Examination for Diagnosing Infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a Low Intensity Endemic Area in Egypt". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 48, 1, 2018, 18-23. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19952
Bassiouny, H., Eassa, S., Hazzah, W., El-Komy, E., Barakat, R. (2018). 'Validity of PCR Versus Coproscopic Examination for Diagnosing Infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a Low Intensity Endemic Area in Egypt', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 48(1), pp. 18-23. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19952
Bassiouny, H., Eassa, S., Hazzah, W., El-Komy, E., Barakat, R. Validity of PCR Versus Coproscopic Examination for Diagnosing Infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a Low Intensity Endemic Area in Egypt. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2018; 48(1): 18-23. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19952

Validity of PCR Versus Coproscopic Examination for Diagnosing Infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a Low Intensity Endemic Area in Egypt

Article 3, Volume 48, Issue 1, April 2018, Page 18-23  XML PDF (282.67 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19952
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Authors
Hassan Bassiouny1; Safaa Eassa email 1; Walaa Hazzah2; Engy El-Komy3; Rashida Barakat1
1Tropical Health Department (Parasitology Specialty), High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt
2Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt
3Fellow of the Tropical Health Department (Parasitology Specialty), High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Egypt is a Schistosoma endemic country with localized foci of transmission. Although ongoing public health control programs could reduce infection rates, yet the situation evaluation necessitates a good diagnostic technique.
Objective(s) As the current parasitological methods lack efficiency, the aim of present study was to assess the validity of conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) versus coproscopic techniques as gold-standard to diagnose S. mansoni infection in a low intensity endemic area in Egypt.
Methods: A cross sectional study was used to examine faecal samples of 120 primary schoolchildren; 74 (61.7%) were males and 46 (38.3%) were females with mean age of 10.16±0.798 years (range: 9-12 years). Three fresh stool samples were collected on three consecutive days from each study subject and examined by formalin-ether concentration (FEC); three slides from one fecal sample of the first day. Ten slides from three fecal samples on three consecutive days were examined by Kato-Katz technique; 6 slides on the first day and 4 slides from 2nd and 3rd day samples, 2 each. Lastly, one sample of the fecal specimen of the 1st day was tested by PCR.
Results: S. mansoni infection prevalence was 40.0 %, 69.2% and 80.8% by FEC, Kato-Katz, and PCR techniques, respectively. All infected cases were of low intensity infection (<100 epg). The overall geometric mean egg count (GMEC) was 13.35 and 33.34 epg stool by FEC and Kato-Katz techniques, respectively. The Kappa index (0.75) and diagnostic parameters showed a good diagnostic value of PCR as compared to copromicroscopic examination.
Conclusion: PCR demonstrated a good diagnostic performance for the detection of S. mansoni in low intensity endemic area versus coproscopic examination as gold-standard.
Keywords
diagnostic performance; formalin-ether concentration; Kato-Katz; PCR; Schistosoma mansoni
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