Kamila Silva, Anna Julia Ribeiro, Isadora Gandra, Carlos Rezende, Lucas Lopes, Carolina Couto, Verônica Freire, Isabelle Barcelos, Sabrina Pereira, Sandra Xavier, Mariana Campos-da-Paz, Rodolfo Giunchetti, Miguel Chávez-Fumagalli, Ana Alice Gonçalves, Eduardo Coelho, Alexsandro Galdino
Improving the diagnostic technology used to detect tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) is essential in view of it being a widespread, often neglected tropical disease with cases reported from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Recombinant proteins, recombinant multiepitope proteins, and synthetic peptides have been extensively researched and used in disease diagnosis. One of the benefits of applying these antigens is a measurable increase in sensitivity and specificity, which improves test accuracy...
March 19, 2024: Current Medicinal Chemistry