Positive rK39 serologic assay results in US servicemen with cutaneous leishmaniasis
Hartzell, J.D.; Aronson, N.E.; Weina, P.J.; Howard, R.S.; Yadava, A.; Wortmann, G.W.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 79(6): 843-846
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637 PMID: 19052290 Document Number: 618572
The rK39 test is a serologic assay for the rapid diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Serum from a North American cohort of 59 otherwise asymptomatic soldiers with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was tested with the rK39 dipstick and ELISA assays, and 10.2% and 28.8% had positive results, respectively.
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