PCR for detection of Leishmania donovani from microscopically negative tissue smears of suspected patients in Gondar, Ethiopia.

• Үндсэн зохиолчид: Roma Melkamu (Зохиогч), Nega Berhane (Зохиогч), Bart K M Jacobs (Зохиогч), Rezika Mohammed (Зохиогч), Mekibib Kassa (Зохиогч), Arega Yeshanew (Зохиогч), Helina Fikre (Зохиогч), Saba Atnafu (Зохиогч), Saskia van Henten (Зохиогч), Johan van Griensven (Зохиогч), Myrthe Pareyn (Зохиогч)
• Формат: Ном
• Хэвлэсэн: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Нөхцлүүд: article
• Онлайн хандалт: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>As untreated visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is fatal, reliable diagnostics are pivotal for accurate treatment allocation. The current diagnostic algorithm for VL in Ethiopia, which is based on the rK39 rapid diagnostic test and microscopy of tissue smears, lacks sensitivi...