Comparison of an rK39 dipstick rapid test with direct agglutination test and splenic aspiration for the diagnosis of kala‐azar in Sudan
- 11 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 8 (2) , 164-167
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.00996.x
Abstract
We compared an rK39 dipstick rapid test (Amrad ICT, Australia) with a direct agglutination test (DAT) and splenic aspirate for the diagnosis of kala‐azar in 77 patients. The study was carried out und...Keywords
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