Evaluation of molecular and serological testing for imported urogenital schistosomiasis screening in a referral tropical medicine centre in Barcelona, Spain
Real-time PCR proved to be more sensitive than microscopy for diagnosing imported UGS in non-endemic settings, with minimal discordance between methods. The serological test exhibited very low specificity and high sensitivity rates, suggesting its usefulness as a screening test among high-risk populations in non-endemic settings.
Authors
- Núria Serre‐Delcor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5984-4185)
- Igor Henrique Rodrigues Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6018-5797)
- Diana Pou
- Elena Sulleiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9783-6060)
- Lidia Goterris
- Begoña Treviño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4633-8288)
- Alejandro Mediavilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5273-9251)
- Israel Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6642-7515)
- Carles Rubio Maturana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5615-9278)
- María Luisa Aznar
- Fernando Salvador (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-1354)
- Joan Joseph-Munné
- Javier Sotillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1443-7233)
- Francesc Zarzuela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-978X)
- Aroa Silgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7581-0049)
- Patricia Martínez-Vallejo
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Centro Nacional de Microbiologia (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06832-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05