Comparative study between the rK39 dipstick test and the direct agglutination test for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in South of Syria
published by Damascus University
in 2004
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العربية
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In the present study, we tried to compare the sensitivity and the specificity
of the rK39 strips and DAT, to serodiagnose the visceral leishmaniasis disease
in some endemic villages in south of Syria, in order to apply the best and the
easy test in the epidemiological studies, for serodiagnosis this disease not only in
symptomatic patients but also in asymptomatic and suspected cases in order to
treat them early and rapidly.
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