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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2023
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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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