Evaluation of Recombinase Polymerase Amplification assay for monitoring parasite load in patients with kala-azar and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Madhurima Roy, Arianna Ceruti, Rea Maja Kobialka, Sutopa Roy, Deblina Sarkar, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Mitali Chatterjee
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011231; https://doaj.org/article/127a984f3da246a3b909ffbafbf092b8

Background The potential reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in South Asia include asymptomatic and relapsed cases of VL, along with patients with post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Accordingly, accurate estimation of their parasite load is pivotal for ensuring disease elimination, pr...