Comparative evaluation of parasitology and serological tests in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in India: A phase III diagnostic accuracy study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Sundar, S ^a,d   Singh, R K ^a   Bimal, S K ^b   Gidwani, K ^a   Mishra, A ^a   Maurya, R ^a   Singh, S K ^b   Manandhar, K D ^a   Boelaert, M ^c   Rai, M ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RAJENDRA MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d 6 SK Gupta Nagra ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Direct agglutination test; KAtex; rK 26 strip test; rK 39 strip test; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE;

ANTIGEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH MONITORING; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FREEZE DRYING; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; SMEAR; SPLEEN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847007734     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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