Diagnostic tests for kala-azar: a multi-centre study of the freeze-dried DAT, rK39 strip test and KAtex in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent

M.  Boelaert; S El-Safi; A Hailu; M Mukhtar; S Rijal; S Sundar; M Wasunna; A Aseffa; J Mbui; J.  Menten; P Desjeux; RW Peeling

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.003

Diagnostic tests for kala-azar: a multi-centre study of the freeze-dried DAT, rK39 strip test and KAtex in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent

M. Boelaert
, S El-Safi
, A Hailu
, M Mukhtar
, S Rijal
, S Sundar
, M Wasunna
, A Aseffa
, J Mbui
, J. Menten
, P Desjeux
, RW Peeling

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Original language	English
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	102
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	32-40
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0035-9203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.003
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Leishmaniasis
Visceral
Kala azar
Laboratory diagnosis
Sensitivity
Specificity
Laboratory techniques and procedures
Evaluation
Africa-East
India
Asia-South

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Boelaert, M., El-Safi, S., Hailu, A., Mukhtar, M., Rijal, S., Sundar, S., Wasunna, M., Aseffa, A., Mbui, J., Menten, J., Desjeux, P., & Peeling, RW. (2008). Diagnostic tests for kala-azar: a multi-centre study of the freeze-dried DAT, rK39 strip test and KAtex in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 102(1), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.003

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Diagnostic tests for kala-azar: a multi-centre study of the freeze-dried DAT, rK39 strip test and KAtex in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent. / Boelaert, M. ; El-Safi, S; Hailu, A et al.
In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 102, No. 1, 2008, p. 32-40.

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