A simple and sensitive test for field diagnosis of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 630-632

  Salotra, P ^c   Sreenivas, G ^c   Ramesh, V ^a   Sundar, S ^b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

k39 antigen; Postkala azar dermal leishmaniasis; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; K39 ANTIBODY; K39 ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC NITROCELLULOSE STRIP; LEISHMANIASIS; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TUBERCULOSIS; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035788780     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04434.x     Document Type: Article

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