An experimental study on application of PCR in detection of kala-azar.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1997 Mar; 28(1): 169-72
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34739
ABSTRACT
A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was developed to detect Kala-azar. Out of 25 patients, 24 were detected, a sensitivity of 96%. The specificity rate, false positive rate, false negative rate, coincidence rate and Youdent's index were 100% (60/60), 0, 4%, 99% and 0.96 respectively. It was shown that the PCR technique can directly detect Kala-azar in samples (1 microliter) from peripheral blood.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Leishmania donovani
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Humans
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China
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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DNA, Protozoan
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral
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Animals
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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