VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN BANGLADESH - THE VALUE OF DAT AS A DIAGNOSTIC-TOOL

Authors
ELMASUM MA EVANS DA MINTER DM ELHARITH A
Citation
Ma. Elmasum et al., VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN BANGLADESH - THE VALUE OF DAT AS A DIAGNOSTIC-TOOL, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 89(2), 1995, pp. 185-186
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Tropical Medicine
Journal title
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene → ACNP
ISSN journal
00359203
Volume
89
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
185 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-9203(1995)89:2<185:VLIB-T>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The direct agglutination test (DAT) was performed on 480 serum samples from suspected cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in different part s of Bangladesh. Significant titres (greater than or equal to 1:3200) were found in 257 sera (53 . 5%). All patients with positive bone-marr ow aspirates also had significant DAT titres. The male:female seroprev alence ratio was 2:1 and the age-group 0-20 years was the most affecte d. The DAT proved a simple, economical and reliable diagnostic test fo r VL.