A CATT negative result after treatment for human African trypanosomiasis is no indication for cure.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Veerle Lejon (Yazar), Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi (Yazar), Marleen Boelaert (Yazar), Philippe Büscher (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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BACKGROUND: Cure after treatment for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is assessed by examination of the cerebrospinal fluid every 6 months, for a total period of 2 years. So far, no markers for cure or treatment failure have been identified in blood. Trypanosome-specific antibodies are detectable...