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. 2009 Nov 24;3(11):e471.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000471.

Improved Models of Mini Anion Exchange Centrifugation Technique (mAECT) and Modified Single Centrifugation (MSC) for sleeping sickness diagnosis and staging

Philippe Büscher  1 , Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi, Jacques Kaboré, Veerle Lejon, Jo Robays, Vincent Jamonneau, Nicolas Bebronne, Wim Van der Veken, Sylvain Biéler
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Improved Models of Mini Anion Exchange Centrifugation Technique (mAECT) and Modified Single Centrifugation (MSC) for sleeping sickness diagnosis and staging

Philippe Büscher et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Sylvain Biéler is an employee of FIND, which has partly funded the development of the mAECT described in the manuscript. He acted as coordinator within FIND for this particular project but has no financial or scientific interests in the matter.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Column rack with mounted columns and trypanosomes being eluted from the blood in the collector tubes.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Collector tube mounted in the mAECT viewing chamber under the microscope.
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Figure 3. Detail of collector tube tip.
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