Comparative evaluation of direct agglutination test, rK39 and soluble antigen ELISA and IFAT for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-178

  Pedras, Mariana Junqueira ^a   de Gouvêa Viana, Luciana ^a,b   de Oliveira, Edward José ^a   Rabello, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Direct agglutination test; rK39; Sensitivity and specificity; Serological tests; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; K39 ANTIGEN; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 38049035482     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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