Diagnostic accuracy of qPCR and microscopy for cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Ecuador: A Bayesian latent class analysis

BACKGROUND: Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is hampered by under-ascertainment of direct microscopy. METHODS: This study compared the diagnostic accuracy of qPCR on DNA extracted from filter paper to the accuracy of direct smear slide microscopy in participants pres...

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Autores principales: Bezemer, Jacob M., Merckx, Joanna, Freire Paspuel, Byron P., Calvopiña, Manuel, de Vries, Henry J. C., Schallig, Henk D. F. H., Leeflang, Mariska M. G., Dendukuri, Nandini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38019756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011745

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38019756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011745

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