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Leishmaniasis
New leishmaniasis study findings have been published by S. Deborggraeve and colleagues
January 13th, 2009
"To develop a new PCR for Leishmania detection and to estimate its diagnostic accuracy in a visceral leishmaniasis (VL) endemic area. After providing the proof-of-concept, the diagnostic accuracy was estimated on blood from 247 non-endemic control persons and on blood and bone marrow from 173 confirmed VL, 39 probable VL and 87 non-VL patients from south-eastern Nepal," scientists in Antwerp, Belgium report. "The PCR showed a specificity of 99.64% [95% confidence interval (CI): 98.93-100%) on non-endemic controls and a sensitivity of 92.1% (95% CI: 87.6-96.6%) on blood and 92.9% (95% CI: 89-96.8%) on bone marrow from the confirmed VL patients. Leishmania DNA was...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-13)
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