Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a case-control study

Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a case-control study

Background: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a life-threatening infection affecting rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Large-scale population screening by antibody detection with the Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis (CATT)/Trypanosoma brucei (T b) gambiense helped reduce the...

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Main Authors: Dr. Philippe Büscher, PhD, Pascal Mertens, PhD, Thierry Leclipteux, PhD, Quentin Gilleman, MSc, Diane Jacquet, Dieudonné Mumba-Ngoyi, PhD, Patient Pati Pyana, Vet Dr, Marleen Boelaert, PhD, Veerle Lejon, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14702037

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