Evaluation of a latex agglutination test (KAtex) for detection of Leishmania antigen in urine of patients with HIV-Leishmania coinfection: Value in diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 899-904

  Riera, C ^a   Fisa, R ^a   Lopez, P ^a   Ribera, E ^b   Carrio J ^a   Falco V ^b   Molina, I ^b   Gallego M ^a   Portus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 12144249401     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1249-7     Document Type: Article

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