Evaluation of rK39 Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: Longitudinal Study and Meta-Analysis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Quinnell, Rupert J ^a   Carson, Connor ^b   Reithinger, Richard ^c,d,e   Garcez, Lourdes M ^f   Courtenay, Orin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RK39 RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 84873502397     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001992     Document Type: Article

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