| the fml (fucose mannose ligand) of leishmania donovani. a new tool in diagnosis, prognosis, transfusional control and vaccination against human kala-azar. | the fucose-mannose ligand (fml) of leishmania donovani is a complex glycoproteic fraction. its potential use as a tool for diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis was tested with human sera from natal, rio grande do norte, brazil. the fml-elisa test, showed 100% sensitivity and 96% specificity, identifying patients with overt kala-azar (p < 0.001, when compared to normal sera), and subjects with subclinical infection. more than 20% apparently healthy subjects with positive reaction to fml deve ... | 1996 | 8713607 |