Diagnostic Accuracy of PCR in gambiense Sleeping Sickness Diagnosis, Staging and Post-Treatment Follow-Up: A 2-year Longitudinal Study

BACKGROUND: The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been proposed for diagnosis, staging and post-treatment follow-up of sleeping sickness but no large-scale clinical evaluations of its diagnostic accuracy have taken place yet. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: An 18S ribosomal RNA gene targeting PCR...

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Main Authors: Deborggraeve, Stijn, Lejon, Veerle, Ekangu, Rosine Ali, Mumba Ngoyi, Dieudonné, Pati Pyana, Patient, Ilunga, Médard, Mulunda, Jean Pierre, Büscher, Philippe
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3042993/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21364966
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000972
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