Evaluation of diagnostic performance of rK28 ELISA using urine for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

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Prakash Ghosh · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Khondaker Rifat Hasan Bhaskar · University of Utah

Faria Hossain · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Md Anik Ashfaq Khan · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Aarthy C. Vallur · Seattle University

Malcolm S. Duthie · Seattle University

Shinjiro Hamano

Abstract

Our data indicate the potential for using urine in the diagnosis of VL. Detection of antibodies against rK28 demonstrated the greatest sensitivity. Together, our results indicate that rK28-based antibody detection tests using urine could provide a completely non-invasive tool amenable for diagnosis of VL in remote locations.

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Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Trypanosoma species research and implications

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Published in: Parasites & Vectors

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 383-383

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1667-2

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Evaluation of diagnostic performance of rK28 ELISA using urine for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

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