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Inaccuracy of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Soluble and Recombinant Antigens to Detect Asymptomatic Infection by Leishmania infantum

2009; Public Library of Science; Volume: 3; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1371/journal.pntd.0000536

ISSN

1935-2735

Autores

Elizabeth Castro Moreno, Andréa Vieira Gonçalves, Anderson V. Chaves, Maria Norma Melo, José Roberto Lambertucci, Antero Silva Ribeiro de Andrade, Deborah Aparecida Negrão‐Corrêa, Carlos Maurício de Figueiredo Antunes, Mariângela Carneiro,

Tópico(s)

Trypanosoma species research and implications

Resumo

One of the most important drawbacks in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) population studies is the difficulty of diagnosing asymptomatic carriers. The aim of this study, conducted in an urban area in the Southeast of Brazil, was to evaluate the performance of serology to identify asymptomatic VL infection in participants selected from a cohort with a two-year follow-up period.

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