Monthly Archives: February 2011
Diagnosing schistosomiasis: urine-based tests better than traditional assays?
Taken from Wikipedia Intestinal schistosomiasis (caused by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni) can be detected easily and accurately by measuring levels of an excreted parasite antigen called circulating cathodic antigen, or CCA, in an individual’s urine, according to new research published … Continue reading
Filed under Infectious Disease, Microbiology
