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From: Detection of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in Bangladesh by antibody and antigen diagnostic tools shows an association with post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) patients

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Asymptomatic infection was detected in 69 (9.6%) contacts by a combination of four diagnostic tests. DAT was positive in 28 (40.6%) participants, 26 (37.7%) of whom were positive for DAT alone, and 11/28 (39.3%) of whom had a titre greater than 1:12,800. qPCR was positive in seven (10.1%) participants, six (8.7%) of whom were positive for qPCR alone. LAMP was positive in 15 (21.7%) participants, 13 (18.8%) of whom were positive for LAMP alone. Leishmania antigen ELISA was positive in 24 (34.8%) participants, of whom 21 (30.4%) were positive for ELISA alone and three (4.3%) were positive by ELISA and at least one other test

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