Evaluation of the Micro Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Antibodies in American Visceral Leishmaniasis: Antigen Selection for Detection of Infection-Specific Responses

This study was designed to evaluate the ELISA for diagnosis of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) using antigen prepared from different Leishmania isolates and from a strain of Trypanosoma cruzi. Two Leishmania donovani chagasi isolates from Bahia and Maranhão (both states of northern Brazil), on... View More