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Rapid tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients with suspected disease

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in patients with fever and a large spleen relies on showing Leishmania parasites in tissue samples and on serological tests. Parasitological techniques are invasive, require sophisticated laboratories, consume time, or lack accuracy. Recently,...

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Autores principales: Boelaert, Marleen, Verdonck, Kristien, Menten, Joris, Sunyoto, Temmy, van Griensven, Johan, Chappuis, Francois, Rijal, Suman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4468926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24947503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009135.pub2