Comparison of point-of-care tests for the rapid diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in east African patients

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1109-1115

  Bezuneh, Asrat ^a   Mukhtar, Maowia ^a   Abdoun, Asim ^a   Teferi, Tedla ^a   Takele, Yegnasew ^a   Diro, Ermias ^a   Jemaneh, Asfaw ^a   Shiferaw, Welelta ^a   Wondimu, Hirut ^a   Bhatia, Ajay ^a   Howard, Randall F ^a   Ghalib, Hashim ^a   Ireton, Gregory C ^a   Hailu, Asrat ^a   Reed, Steven G ^a,b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EAST AFRICAN; ETHIOPIA; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS RAPID TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; AFRICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

AFRICA, EASTERN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84918832056     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0759     Document Type: Article

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