Diagnostic accuracy of molecular amplification tests for human African trypanosomiasis-systematic review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mugasa, Claire M ^a,b   Adams, Emily R ^a   Boer, Kimberly R ^a,c   Dyserinck, Heleen C ^d   Büscher, Philippe ^e   Schallig, Henk D H F ^a   Leeflang, Mariska M G ^d  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 84856577777     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001438     Document Type: Article

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