The Unknown Nature of the Antigen in the Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis Hampers Development of Serodiagnostic Tests

Current diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are either not adapted for use in resource-poor settings or are insufficiently accurate in Eastern Africa. Only the direct agglutination test (DAT), based on whole Leishmania promastigotes, is highly reliable in all endemic regions, but its im...

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Autores principales: Kühne, Vera, Büscher, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2019
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30560773
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0740

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30560773
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0740

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