Diagnostic performance of three rK39 rapid diagnostic tests and two direct agglutination tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Southern Iran Institute of Tropical Medicine
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of five alternative serodiagnostic tests, serum samples from 100 confirmed visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients, 197 healthy endemic individuals, and 58 non-VL patients living in southern Iran were compared. The VL patients were defined as individuals with a positive result of the immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT), having clinical signs and symptoms and appropriate response to treatment. The index ...