@article{fdi:010061346,
  title = {{S}hort report : semi-quantitative scoring of an immunochromatographic test for circulating filarial antigen},
  author = {{C}hesnais, {C}{\'e}dric and {M}issamou, {F}. and {P}ion, {S}{\'e}bastien and {B}opda, {J}. and {L}ouya, {F}. and {M}ajewski, {A}. {C}. and {W}eil, {G}. {J}. and {B}oussinesq, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he value of a semi-quantitative scoring of the filarial antigen test ({B}inax {N}ow {F}ilariasis card test, {ICT}) results was evaluated during a field survey in. the {R}epublic of {C}ongo. {O}ne hundred and thirty-four (134) of 774 tests (17.3%) were clearly positive and were scored 1, 2, or 3; and 11 (1.4%) had questionable results. {W}uchereria bancrofti microfilariae (mf) were detected in 41 of those 133 individuals with an {ICT} test score 1 who also had a night blood smear; none of the 11 individuals with questionable {ICT} results harbored night mf. {C}uzick's test showed a significant trend for higher microfilarial densities in groups with higher {ICT} scores ({P} < 0.001). {T}he {ICT} scores were also significantly correlated with blood mf counts. {B}ecause filarial antigen levels provide an indication of adult worm infection intensity, our results suggest that semi-quantitative reading of the {ICT} may be useful for grading the intensity of filarial infections in individuals and populations.},
  keywords = {{CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {89},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {916--918},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.13-0245},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061346},
}