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Serological Monitoring of Paediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis By IFA and ELISA Methods

Author(s) -

Nermin Şakru,

Seray Töz,

Metin Korkmaz,

Yusuf Özbel

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2011.31

Subject(s) - serology , visceral leishmaniasis , medicine , meglumine antimoniate , leishmaniasis , leishmania infantum , titer , leishmania , antibody , gastroenterology , immunology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in all Mediterranean countries including Turkey, and children are at greater risk than adults in endemic areas. In VL patients, serological assays are considered to be sensitive for the diagnosis and/or follow up. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of serology for following up of childhood VL in Turkey.

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