Evaluation of two rK39 dipstick tests, direct agglutination test, and indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in highland Ethiopia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-106

  Cañavate, Carmen ^a   Herrero, Merce ^a,b   Nieto, Javier ^a   Cruz, Israel ^a   Chicharro, Carmen ^a   Aparicio, Pilar ^c   Mulugeta, Abate ^a   Argaw, Daniel ^a   Blackstock, Anna J ^d,e   Alvar, Jorge ^a   Bern, Caryn ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Red de Investigación de Centros de Enfermedades Tropicales RICET Madrid   (Spain)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT AGGLUTINATION TEST; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; EPIDEMIC; ETHIOPIA; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMICS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952264542     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0229     Document Type: Article

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