Persistence of Leishmania donovani Antibodies in Past Visceral Leishmaniasis Cases in India
Open Access
- 1 February 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
- Vol. 18 (2) , 346-348
Abstract
The persistence of anti- Leishmania donovani antibodies in past visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases was retrospectively assessed by means of the direct agglutination test (DAT) and the rK39 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Antibody titers remained high for an extended period of time in past cases of VL. These results highlight the need to carefully elicit the history of patients with VL symptoms.Keywords
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