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Rapid screening of Clonorchis sinensis infection: Performance of a method based on raw-freshwater fish-eating
Men-Bao Qian1, Zhi-Hua Jiang2, Tao Ge3
1National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai, China; School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China; WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Clonorchis sinensis infection is caused by ingestion of raw freshwater fish containing the infective larvae of Clonorchis sinensis. It is highly endemic in East Asia, especially in China. Selective chemotherapy of people who report habitual eating of raw freshwater fish is a control measure. As the performance of this screening technique has not yet been fully evaluated in China, a cross-sectional study was conducted, covering 17 counties in four major clonorchiasis-endemic provinces. About 1 000 participants were enrolled from each county. Fecal samples were collected and examined for helminth eggs and each person enrolled was asked about their practice with respect to eating raw freshwater fish. In total, 16 230 participants from 16 counties were finally included. The overall prevalence of C. sinensis infection was 10.8%, ranging from 0 to 53.7% in the 16 counties, while the percentage of inhabitants eating raw freshwater fish was 26.5%, ranging from 0 to 79.1%. The overall sensitivity and specificity of screening for C. sinensis infection in this approach was 82.3% and 80.3%, respectively, yielding a Youden's index of 0.6. The overall positive and negative likelihood ratios were 4.2 and 0.2, respectively, while the overall positive and negative predictive values were 33.5% and 97.4%, respectively. Furthermore, the sensitivity was higher with regard to high-intensity infections compared to light infections.
