Stage determination and therapeutic decision in human African trypanosomiasis: value of polymerase chain reaction and immunoglobulin M quantification on the cerebrospinal fluid of sleeping sickness patients in Côte d'Ivoire

V Jamonneau, P Solano, A Garcia, V Lejon, N Djé, TW Miezan, P N'Guessan, G Cuny, P Büscher

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    Original languageEnglish
    JournalTropical Medicine and International Health
    Volume8
    Pages (from-to)589-594
    ISSN1360-2276
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

    Keywords

    • B780-tropical-medicine
    • Protozoal diseases
    • Trypanosomiasis-African
    • Laboratory diagnosis
    • Stage determination
    • Polymerase chain reaction
    • PCR
    • Latex fixation tests
    • Cerebrospinal fluid
    • Immunoglobulin M
    • Latex/IgM assay
    • Comparative study
    • Sensitivity
    • Specificity
    • Laboratory techniques and procedures
    • C“te d'Ivoire
    • Africa-West

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