Red blood cells' auto-agglutination as an indicator test in human trypanosomiasis.
Spontaneous red blood cells' auto-agglutination was assessed as an indicator for the diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis. This test is easily carried out by health workers with minimum qualification. It presents a high sensitivity (0.91) and a high predictive value of a negative result (0.99). Although a positive result gives a low indication of infection, the health care workers should refer the patient to a screening centre.
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Laboratoire de Biologie des Populations, Université Paris Val de Marne, Créteil, France.
Toudic
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Frezil
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D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*