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- Title
Accuracy of serological testing for the diagnosis of prevalent neurocysticercosis in outpatients with epilepsy, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
- Authors
Foyaca-Sibat, Humberto; Cowan, Linda D; Carabin, Hélène; Targonska, Irene; Anwary, Mushtaq A; Serrano-Ocaña, Gilberto; Krecek, Rosina C; Willingham, A Lee, 3rd
- Abstract
Few studies have estimated prevalence of neurocysticercosis (NCC) among persons with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. While the limitations of serological testing in identification of NCC are well known, the characteristics of persons who are misdiagnosed based on serology have not been explored. The first objective of this pilot study was to estimate the prevalence of NCC in epilepsy outpatients from an area of South Africa endemic for cysticercosis. The second objective was to estimate the accuracy of serological testing in detecting NCC in these outpatients and characterize sources of disagreement between serology and neuroimaging.
- Publication
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2009, Vol 3, Issue 12, pe562
- ISSN
1935-2735
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000562