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Parasite
Volume 8, Number 4, December 2001
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Page(s) | 355 - 357 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2001084355 | |
Published online | 02 September 2014 |
Note de recherche
Value of a dipstick based on recombinant rK39 antigen for differential diagnosis of American visceral leishmaniasis from other sympatric endemic diseases in Venezuela
Diagnostic différentiel de la leishmaniose viscérale au Venezuela à l'aide de bandelettes imprégnées d'antigène recombinant rK39
1
Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Caracas, Venezuela.
2
Universidad de Carabobo, CNRFV/BIOMED, Núcleo Aragua. Maracay, Venezuela.
3
Unidad de Enfermedades Transmisibles, OPS/OMS, Washington, USA.
* Correspondence : M. Dora Feliciangeli. Tel. : ++58 243 242 58 22 - Fax : ++58 243 242 53 33. e-mail : mdora@telcel.net.ve
Received:
10
November
2000
Accepted:
10
October
2001
A laboratory trial using recombinant rK39 dipsticks for differential diagnosis of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) from other sympatric endemic diseases which share similar clinic features (Chagas disease, malaria, schistosomiasis and toxoplasmosis) was conducted in Venezuela. The 100 % specificity of the test previously obtained in other countries was confirmed. The use of this test at the primary health care level in Venezuela for a rapid diagnosis of active AVL cases, which may avoid deaths, is recommended.
Résumé
Une étude utilisant des bandelettes imprégnées d'antigène recombinant rK39 a été menée en laboratoire pour le diagnostic différentiel de la leishmaniose viscérale des autres maladies endémiques au Venezuela présentant des similitudes cliniques (maladie de Chagas, paludisme, schistosomiase, toxoplasmose). La spécificité du test (100 %), déjà observée dans d'autres études, a été confirmée. L'utilisation de ce test au niveau des soins de santé primaires est recommandée pour un diagnostic précoce de la leishmaniose viscérale américaine.
Key words: American Visceral Leishmaniasis / rK39 / dipstick / differential diagnosis
Mots clés : leishmaniose viscérale américaine / bandelettes imprégnées / rK39 / diagnostic différentiel
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