Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease

Table 3 Indirect Immunofluoresence Test (IFAT) results for anti-Leishmania antibodies in serum of sub-set of the different patients groups (NR = no reaction).

From: Application of Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) and Fast Agglutination Screening Test (FAST) for sero-diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in endemic area of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Patient group	NR	1:40	1:80	1:160	1:320	1:640	Positive/Total (n)
1 – Confirmed AVL	1	1	6	-	6	2	15/16
2 – Suspected AVL	15	7	20	20	23	14	84/99
3 – Confirmed ACL	37	3	23	12	9	1	48/85

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