Evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major: A comparison with direct microscopy of smears and sections from lesions

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-135

  Andresen, K ^a   Gaafar, A ^b,c   El Hassan, A M ^c   Ismail, A ^c   Dafalla, M ^c   Theander, T G ^b   Kharazmi, A ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Diagnosis; Leishmania major; Leishmaniasis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SUDAN;

EID: 0029877903     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90112-1     Document Type: Article

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