Impact of the use of a rapid diagnostic test for visceral leishmaniasis on clinical practice in Ethiopia: a retrospective study.

• Main Authors: Ermias Diro (Author), Lutgarde Lynen (Author), Mahlet Assefa (Author), Yegnasew Takele (Author), Bewketu Mengesha (Author), Emebet Adem (Author), Rezika Mohammed (Author), Robert Kimutai (Author), Asrat Hailu (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Johan van Griensven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Diagnostic guidelines for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in the East African region are complex. Patients meeting the VL clinical case definition should be tested by rK39 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) followed by the Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) or tissue aspiration if RDT-negative. Otherwi...