Accuracy of five algorithms to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis.
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. Francesco.checchi@lshtm.ac.ukIssue Date
2011-07
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PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesAbstract
Algorithms to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) are often complex due to the unsatisfactory sensitivity and/or specificity of available tests, and typically include a screening (serological), confirmation (parasitological) and staging component. There is insufficient evidence on the relative accuracy of these algorithms. This paper presents estimates of the accuracy of five algorithms used by past Médecins Sans Frontières programmes in the Republic of Congo, Southern Sudan and Uganda.PubMed ID
21750745Type
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1935-2735ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pntd.0001233
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