Evaluation of rK39 rapid diagnostic tests for canine visceral leishmaniasis: longitudinal study and meta-analysis.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Rupert J Quinnell (Yazar), Connor Carson (Yazar), Richard Reithinger (Yazar), Lourdes M Garcez (Yazar), Orin Courtenay (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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There is a need for sensitive and specific rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for canine visceral leishmaniasis. The aims of this study were to evaluate the diagnostic performance of immunochromatographic dipstick RDTs using rK39 antigen for canine visceral leishmaniasis by (i) investigating the sensitivi...