The sensitivity and specificity of Leishmania chagasi recombinant K39 antigen in the diagnosis of American visceral leishmaniasis and in differentiating active from subclinical infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 344-348

  Braz, Regina F S ^a   Nascimento, Eliana T ^a   Martins, Daniella R A ^a   Wilson, Mary E ^a   Pearson, Richard D ^a   Reed, Steven G ^a   Jeronimo, Selma M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT K39 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PROMASTIGOTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036808286     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.344     Document Type: Article

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