Development of a multiplex quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for simultaneous detection of Schistosoma haematobium and high-risk human papillomaviruses
Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) infections frequently co-occur in sub-Saharan Africa and may jointly contribute to cervical carcinogenesis. However, no existing molecular platform enables simultaneous detection of Schistosoma haematobium and hr-HPV from a sing...