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Clin. Vaccine Immunol. doi:10.1128/CVI.00174-08
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Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Strip Test to Detect Anti-K39 IgG Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Associated Regional and University Pathologists (ARUP) Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, and the Department of Pathology, Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: ryan.welch{at}aruplab.com.

	Abstract

InBios International has developed an immunochromatographic rapid strip for the detection of visceral leishmaniasis that requires minimal equipment and only a small amount of blood to run. We compared the InBios rapid strip test with the CDC IFA and the agreement, sensitivity and specificity were 98%, 90% and 100% respectively.