Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense:

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Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a case-control study  Dr Philippe Büscher, PhD, Pascal Mertens, PhD, Thierry Leclipteux, PhD, Quentin Gilleman, MSc, Diane Jacquet, Dieudonné Mumba- Ngoyi, PhD, Patient Pati Pyana, Vet Dr, Marleen Boelaert, PhD, Veerle Lejon, PhD  The Lancet Global Health  Volume 2, Issue 6, Pages e359-e363 (June 2014) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70203-7 Copyright © 2014 Büscher et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND Terms and Conditions

Figure HAT Sero-K-SeT procedure HAT=human African trypanosomiasis. The Lancet Global Health 2014 2, e359-e363DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70203-7) Copyright © 2014 Büscher et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND Terms and Conditions