Evaluation of PCR for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2454-2457

  Osman, Omran F ^a   Oskam, Linda ^b   Zijlstra, Ed E ^a   Kroon, Nel C M ^b   Schoone, Gerard J ^b   Khalil, El Tahir A G ^a   El Hassan, Ahmed M ^a   Kager, Piet A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; LEISHMANIA; LYMPH NODE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030758254     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2454-2457.1997     Document Type: Article

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