A meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of the direct agglutination test and rK39 dipstick for visceral leishmaniasis

F Chappuis; S Rijal; A Soto; J Menten; M Boelaert

doi:10.1136/bmj.38917.503056.7C

A meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of the direct agglutination test and rK39 dipstick for visceral leishmaniasis

F Chappuis, S Rijal, A Soto, J Menten, M Boelaert

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Original language	English
Journal	BMJ
Volume	333
Issue number	7571
Pages (from-to)	723-726
ISSN	0959-8146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38917.503056.7C
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Leishmaniasis
Visceral
Laboratory diagnosis
Agglutination tests
Dipstick
Performance
Sensitivity
Specificity
Meta-analysis

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