| Literature DB >> 24478413 |
Sushmita Das1, Avishek Halder, Vidya Nand Rabidas, Abhishek Mandal, Pradeep Das.
Abstract
Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) coinfection is challenging. Specific diagnosis of VL in HIV-coinfected patients was evaluated by molecular methods in desquamated buccal swab samples, demonstrating 86.3% sensitivity and 98.3% specificity in controls. This test holds significant potential for development as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for VL in HIV-coinfected patients.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24478413 PMCID: PMC3993503 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02819-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948