2024
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4291622/v1
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Low specificity of rapid diagnostic tests and lack of coherence between laboratory tests to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis, as evidenced by a prospective clinical performance study in Côte d’Ivoire and in Guinea

Martial Kassi N’Djetchi,
Oumou Camara,
Mathurin Koffi
et al.

Abstract: Background:Serological screening tests play a crucial role to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT). Presently, they preselect individuals for microscopic confirmation, but in future “screen and treat” strategies they will identify individuals for treatment. Variability in reported specificities, the development of new rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and the hypothesis that malaria infection may decrease RDT specificity led us to evaluate the specificity of 5 gHAT screening tests. Method: During… Show more

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