[Role of direct agglutination test (DAT) in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Tunisia]. / Apport du test d'agglination directe (DAT) dans le diagnostique de la leishmaniose viscerale en Tunisie.
Tunis Med
; 78(12): 719-22, 2000 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11155376
ABSTRACT
Direct agglutination test (DAT) is a simple ans economical technique for visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis. An evaluation, held in Tunisia with 41 confirmed visceral leishmaniasis cases and 58 negative controls, showed a sensitivity of 95.1% and a specificity of 96.5%. These results were highly correlated with those of ELISA and fluorescent antibody test. The use of DAT in our country will be very relevant, mainly in district hospitals, where others classical tests are not available. It will also be useful during sero-epidemiological studies on both human and canine visceral leishmaniasis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leishmaniose Visceral
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article