A Phase III Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Diagnosis of Second-Stage Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A Phase III Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Diagnosis of Second-Stage Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Objectives: To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of HAT Sero K-SeT for the field diagnosis of second-stage human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Design: A phase III diagnostic accuracy design. Consecutive patients with symptoms clinically suggestive of HAT were prospectively enrolled. We compared resu...

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Main Authors: Marleen Boelaert, Deby Mukendi, Emmanuel Bottieau, Jean Roger Kalo Lilo, Kristien Verdonck, Luigi Minikulu, Barbara Barbé, Philippe Gillet, Cédric P. Yansouni, François Chappuis, Pascal Lutumba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Diagnostic accuracy
Sensitivity& specificity
Rapid diagnostic test
Human African trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417304383

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