Molecular tools for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3147-3155

  De Ruiter, C M ^a   Van Der Veer, C ^b   Leeflang, M M G ^a   Deborggraeve, S ^c   Lucas, C ^a   Adams, E R ^d,e  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BUFFY COAT; BONE MARROW; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; META ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD BUFFY COAT; BONE MARROW; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84906852682     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00372-14     Document Type: Article

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