Inaccuracy of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Soluble and Recombinant Antigens to Detect Asymptomatic Infection by Leishmania infantum

BACKGROUND: One of the most important drawbacks in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) population studies is the difficulty of diagnosing asymptomatic carriers. The aim of this study, conducted in an urban area in the Southeast of Brazil, was to evaluate the performance of serology to identify asymptomatic...

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Autores principales: Moreno, Elizabeth Castro, Gonçalves, Andréa Vieira, Chaves, Anderson Vieira, Melo, Maria Norma, Lambertucci, José Roberto, Andrade, Antero Silva Ribeiro, Negrão-Corrêa, Deborah, Antunes, Carlos Mauricio de Figueiredo, Carneiro, Mariângela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000536

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