Diagnostic accuracy of direct agglutination test, rK39 ELISA and six rapid diagnostic tests among visceral leishmaniasis patients with and without HIV coinfection in Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Mekibib Kassa (Author), Saïd Abdellati (Author), Lieselotte Cnops (Author), Bruno C Bremer Hinckel (Author), Arega Yeshanew (Author), Wasihun Hailemichael (Author), Florian Vogt (Author), Wim Adriaensen (Author), Pascal Mertens (Author), Ermias Diro (Author), Johan van Griensven (Author), Dorien Van den Bossche (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Diagnosis of a first-time visceral leishmaniasis (VL) infection in Ethiopia is established by use of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) detecting antibodies against rK39, direct agglutination test (DAT) and microscopy according to the national algorithm. The performance of individual tests and algorithm...