Impact of the Use of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis on Clinical Practice in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic guidelines for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in the East African region are complex. Patients meeting the VL clinical case definition should be tested by rK39 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) followed by the Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) or tissue aspiration if RDT-negative. Otherw...

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Autores principales: Diro, Ermias, Lynen, Lutgarde, Assefa, Mahlet, Takele, Yegnasew, Mengesha, Bewketu, Adem, Emebet, Mohammed, Rezika, Kimutai, Robert, Hailu, Asrat, Boelaert, Marleen, van Griensven, Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25965564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003738

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25965564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003738

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