Field evaluation of rK39 test and direct agglutination test for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in a population with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 929-934

  Ter Horst, Rachel ^a   Tefera, Tewodros ^b   Assefa, Gessesse ^c   Ebrahim, Abdurazik Z ^a   Davidson, Robert N ^d   Ritmeijer, Koert ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b Kahsay Abera Hospital Humera   (Ethiopia)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 66949121804     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.929     Document Type: Article

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