Specificity of the rapid rK39 antigen-based immunochromatographic test Kalazar Detect(r) in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil

Specificity of the rapid rK39 antigen-based immunochromatographic test Kalazar Detect(r) in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the specificity of a rapid immunochromatographic test that was developed to detect antibodies against the rK39 antigen for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). This evaluation was performed using sera from patients with a confirmed diagnosis of active c...

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Main Authors: Felix Javier Leon Molinet, Julia Sonia Ampuero, Rodrigo Diniz Costa, Elza Ferreira Noronha, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania braziliensis
Leishmania infantum
rK39 antigen
specificity
sympatry
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000300293&lng=en&tlng=en

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