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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2021

A Flow Cytometry-Based Serological Assay to Detect Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected Patients.

Elis D da Silva, Beatriz C de Oliveira, Allana M de S Pereira, Diego L Guedes, Osvaldo P de Melo Neto, Carlos H N Costa, Zulma M de Medeiros, Valéria R A Pereira

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elis D da SilvaAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Beatriz C de OliveiraAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Allana M de S PereiraAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Diego L GuedesAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Osvaldo P de Melo NetoAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Carlos H N CostaLaboratory of Leishmaniasis, Natan Portella Institute of Tropical Medicine, Teresina, Brazil.
Zulma M de MedeirosAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Valéria R A PereiraAggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe parasitic disease that has emerged as an important opportunistic condition in HIV-infected patients and whose control is impaired by inaccurate identification. This is mainly due to the serological tests used for VL having a reduced performance in cases of VL-HIV coinfection due to a low humoral response. In this situation, however, a positive test has even greater diagnostic value when combined with the clinical status. This study aimed to evaluate the application and performance of flow cytometry to detect anti-

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aidsdiagnosisflow cytometryHIV infectionvisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID33996838
PMCPMC8119745
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