Enhanced case detection and improved diagnosis of PKDL in a Kala-azar-endemic area of Bangladesh.
<h4>Objectives</h4>To support the Bangladesh National Kala-azar Elimination Programme (NKEP), we investigated the feasibility of using trained village volunteers for detecting post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for confirmation of diag...
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Main Authors: | Dinesh Mondal, Kamrul Nahar Nasrin, M Mamun Huda, Mamun Kabir, Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain, Axel Kroeger, Tania Thomas, Rashidul Haque |
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Language: | EN |
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2010
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/dcd701a0cf4d45d79f850b5761eb79e0 |
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