Evaluation of a urinary antigen-based latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of kala-azar in eastern Nepal

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 724-729

  Rijal, S ^a   Boelaert, M ^b   Regmi, S ^a   Karki, B M S ^a   Jacquet, D ^b   Singh, R ^a   Chance, M L ^c   Chappuis, F ^d   Hommel, M ^c   Desjeux, P ^e   Van Der Stuyft, P ^b   Le Ray, D ^b   Koirala, S ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Nepal; Sensitivity and specificity; Urine antigen detection test; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEVER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATIENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; SPLEEN; SPLENOMEGALY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; NEPAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3042682781     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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