Field validity, reproducibility and feasibility of diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis in rural Nepal

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-40

  Chappuis, François ^a   Rijal, Suman ^b   Jha, Uma Kant ^c   Desjeux, Philippe ^d   Karki, Bal Man Singh ^b   Koirala, Shekhar ^b   Loutan, Louis ^a   Boelaert, Marleen ^e  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

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

^c Rangeli District Hospital   (Nepal)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Diagnosis; Kala azar; Nepal; Serology; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; RK39 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIELDWORK; LEISHMANIASIS; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALGORITHM; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORMOL GEL TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RK39 ANTIGEN BASED DIPSTICK TEST; RURAL AREA; URINE LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; VALIDITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISINFECTANTS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; NEPAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 33644900759     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01533.x     Document Type: Article

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