Diagnostic accuracy of loopamp Trypanosoma brucei detection kit for diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis in clinical samples.

• Main Authors: Patrick Mitashi (Author), Epco Hasker (Author), Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi (Author), Pati Patient Pyana (Author), Veerle Lejon (Author), Wim Van der Veken (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Stijn Deborggraeve (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Molecular methods have great potential for sensitive parasite detection in the diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), but the requirements in terms of laboratory infrastructure limit their use to reference centres. A recently developed assay detects the Trypanozoon repetitive...