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1701934

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
The usefulness and sensitivity of a direct agglutination test (DAT) in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania aethiopica infection has been investigated. Formalin-fixed, trypsin-treated and Coomassie blue-stained Leishmania promastigotes of various origins were used as antigens. L. major, L. donovani, L. aethiopica but not L. tropica antigen preparations were able to distinguish sera from individuals infected with Leishmania from sera of uninfected controls, although the titres of sera from patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis were low. Comparable results were obtained when the same sera were tested using freshly prepared antigen or antigen stored for 10 months at 4 degrees C. The assay was also used to monitor improvement of disease status following treatment of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis patients, and it was found to correlate well with the changing clinical status of the patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
359-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The value of a direct agglutination test in the diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia.
pubmed:affiliation
Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article