Prospective evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection developed using recombinant antigens.

• Hoofdauteurs: Crispin Lumbala (Auteur), Sylvain Biéler (Auteur), Simon Kayembe (Auteur), Jacquies Makabuza (Auteur), Stefano Ongarello (Auteur), Joseph Mathu Ndung'u (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Diagnosis and treatment are central elements of strategies to control Trypanosoma brucei gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Serological screening is a key entry point in diagnostic algorithms. The Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis (CATT) has been the most widely used screening...