Evaluation of point of care tests for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname

Evaluation of point of care tests for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname

Abstract Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a serious health problem in Suriname. To expand the diagnostic options, two newly developed diagnostic tests, i.e. the rapid diagnostic test CL Detect™ Rapid Test (CL Detect) and the Loopamp™ Leishmania Detection Kit (Loopamp) were evaluated. Metho...

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Main Authors: Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Ricardo V. P. Hu, Alida D. Kent, Merlin van Loenen, Sandra Menting, Albert Picado, Zippora Oosterling, Israel Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Diagnostics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3634-3

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