Improved Performance of ELISA and Immunochromatographic Tests Using a New Chimeric A2-Based Protein for Human Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis.
Maria Marta FigueiredoAnna R R Dos SantosLara Carvalho GodóiNatália Salazar de CastroBruno C de AndradeSarah A R SergioSelma Maria Bezerra JeronimoEdward José de OliveiraRuth Tamara Valencia-PortilloLucilândia M BezerraHiro GotoMaria Carmen Arroyo SanchezCaroline JunqueiraSantuza Maria Ribeiro TeixeiraFlávio G da FonsecaRicardo Tostes GazzinelliAna Paula FernandesPublished in: Journal of immunology research (2021)
DTL-4 is a promising candidate antigen for serodiagnosis of VL patients, including those with VL/AIDS coinfection, when incorporated into ELISA or ICT test formats.