Evaluation of rk39 immunochromatographic test with urine for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 537-539

  Chakravarty, Jaya ^a   Kumar, Subodh ^a   Kumar, Rajiv ^a   Gautam, Shalini ^a   Rai, Madhukar ^a   Sundar, Shyam ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; RK39 ICT; Urine; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RK39 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC STRIP; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80052388498     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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