No gold standard estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two molecular diagnostic protocols for Trypanosoma brucei spp. in Western Kenya

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Clare Bronsvoort, B.M. de, Wissmann, B. von, Fevre, E.M., Handel, I.G., Picozzi, K. and Welburn, S.C. 2010. No gold standard estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two molecular diagnostic protocols for Trypanosoma brucei spp. in Western Kenya. PLoS One 5(1): e8628.

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  • Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
  • Wissmann, B. von
  • Fèvre, Eric M.
  • Handel, I.G.
  • Picozzi, K.
  • Welburn, S.C.

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