Study of implementation and direct cost estimates for diagnostic tests for human visceral leishmaniasis in an urban area in Brazil
Abstract This work reports the process and costs of comprehensively implementing two tests to decentralize the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in an endemic city in Brazil: a rapid test (IT LEISH) and a direct agglutination test (DAT-LPC). The implementation began by training health profess...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2015-10-01
|
Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015001002127&lng=en&tlng=en |