Table 1.
Sample | na | Description |
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Cured, paired samples | 40 pairs | From parasitologically confirmed VL patients at day of diagnosis (Day 0) and when deemed cured (Month 6). |
Relapsed | 23 | VL treated and subsequently relapsed. Sampled at the time of relapse diagnosis. |
Endemic, healthy controls | 10 | Serum from patients living in regions endemic for VL, with no clinical symptoms. |
Nonendemic, healthy controls | 10 | Serum from individuals living in regions nonendemic for VL, with no clinical symptoms. |
Tuberculosis | 10 | Serum from patients with clinically confirmed tuberculosis. |
Abbreviation: VL, visceral leishmaniasis.
aNot all samples were used with all assays (see Results).