Evaluation of qPCR on blood and skin microbiopsies, peripheral blood buffy coat smear, and urine antigen ELISA for diagnosis and test of cure for visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-coinfected patients in India: a prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: HIV coinfection presents a challenge for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Invasive splenic or bone marrow aspiration with microscopic visualisation of Leishmania parasites remains the gold standard for diagnosis of VL in HIV-coinfected patients. Furthermore, a test of cure by...

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Autores principales: Owen, Sophie I, Burza, Sakib, Kumar, Shiril, Verma, Neena, Mahajan, Raman, Harshana, Amit, Pandey, Krishna, Cloots, Kristien, Adams, Emily, Das, Pradeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Global Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33931406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042519

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33931406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042519

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