Impact of the Use of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis on Clinical Practice in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic guidelines for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in the East African region are complex. Patients meeting the VL clinical case definition should be tested by rK39 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) followed by the Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) or tissue aspiration if RDT-negative. Otherw...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Diro, Ermias, Lynen, Lutgarde, Assefa, Mahlet, Takele, Yegnasew, Mengesha, Bewketu, Adem, Emebet, Mohammed, Rezika, Kimutai, Robert, Hailu, Asrat, Boelaert, Marleen, van Griensven, Johan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428797/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25965564
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003738
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