uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): rK39 Test for VL

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ModerateProtozoal InfectionsrK39 Test for VLuk-dtmh

A previously well 30-year-old man from India presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopaenia. VL is suspected but splenic aspirate is declined due to thrombocytopaenia (platelets 32 × 10⁹/L). What rapid diagnostic test is WHO-recommended for VL diagnosis in the Indian subcontinent as an alternative to parasitological confirmation?

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