A meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of the direct agglutination test and rK39 dipstick for visceral leishmaniasis

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Authors

François Chappuis · University Hospital of Geneva

Suman Rijal · B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Alonso Soto · Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia

Joris Menten · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Marleen Boelaert · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Abstract

The diagnostic performance of the direct agglutination test and the rK39 dipstick for visceral leishmaniasis is good to excellent and seem comparable.

Topics & Keywords

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 333, Issue 7571, pp. 723-723

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38917.503056.7c

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