Evaluation of rapid "Dipstick rK39" test in diagnosis and serological survey of visceral leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in Iran

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-31

  Edrissian, Gholam Hossein ^a   Shamssi, Shokoofeh ^a   Mohebali, Mehdi ^a   Hajjaran, Homa ^a   Mamishi, Setareh ^a   Desjeux, Philippe ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

"Dipstick rK39"; Dog; Human; Iran; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0037869594     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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