Evaluation of a diagnostic device, CL Detect rapid test for the diagnosis of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis in Peru.

• Main Authors: Max Grogl (Author), Christie A Joya (Author), Maria Saenz (Author), Ana Quispe (Author), Luis Angel Rosales (Author), Rocio Del Pilar Santos (Author), Maxy B De Los Santos (Author), Ngami Donovan (Author), Janet H Ransom (Author), Ana Ramos (Author), Elmer Llanos Cuentas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected disease and a public health problem in Latin America. The diagnosis of CL in poor hyperendemic regions relies to large extent on the identification of amastigotes in Giemsa-stained smears. There is an urgent need for a rapid,...