Evaluation of a standardized direct agglutination test (DAT) for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 703-710

  Mbati, P A ^a,b   Githure, J I ^a   Kagai, J M ^a   Kirigi, G ^a   Kibati, F ^a   Wasunna, K ^a   Koech, D K ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b School of Life Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEROCONVERSION; SPLEEN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032702394     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813475     Document Type: Article

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