Effect of rK39 testing in guiding treatment initiation and outcome in patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: The rapid diagnostic test (RDT) rK39 is currently being used for routine diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in East Africa. However, continuous monitoring of the performance of the assay, in particular its impact on the clinical decision in initiating anti-leishmanial treatment and...

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Autores principales: Hagos, Dawit Gebreegzabher, Kebede, Yazezew, Abdulkader, Mahmud, Nigus, Etsay, Gessesse Arefaine, Zekarias, Nega, Gebreab, Schallig, Henk D. F., Wolday, Dawit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34125865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253303

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34125865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253303

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