The study validates the diagnostic performance of cerebrospinal fluid neopterin quantification and of blood and cerebrospinal fluid trypanosomal spliced leader RNA detection for assessing outcome after treatment of human African trypanosomiasis.
Age range
15 Years
Sex
ALL
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Sensitivity of SL-RNA detection in blood, SL-RNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid and of neopterin & 5-hydroxytryptophan quantification in cerebrospinal fluid for relapse after human African trypanosomiasis treatment
Timeframe: 18 months
Specificity of SL-RNA detection in blood, SL-RNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid and of neopterin & 5-hydroxytryptophan quantification in cerebrospinal fluid for cure after human African trypanosomiasis treatment
Timeframe: 18 months