Diagnostic accuracy of molecular amplification tests for human African trypanosomiasis--systematic review.

• Main Authors: Claire M Mugasa (Author), Emily R Adams (Author), Kimberly R Boer (Author), Heleen C Dyserinck (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Henk D H F Schallig (Author), Mariska M G Leeflang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: A range of molecular amplification techniques have been developed for the diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT); however, careful evaluation of these tests must precede implementation to ensure their high clinical accuracy. Here, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy of mole...