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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
The value of a direct agglutination test in the diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 84, No. 3, Year 1990
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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°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. © 1990, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
MENGISTU, G.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Kiessling, Rolf
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Akuffo, Hannah Opokua
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0035-9203(90)90317-8
ISSN:
00359203
e-ISSN:
18783503
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Ethiopia