Detection and characterization of Leishmania in tissues of patients with post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis using a specific monoclonal antibody

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-285

  Ismail, A ^a,b   Kharazmi, A ^c   Permin, H ^c   El Hassan, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Immunoperoxidase staining; Leishmania donovani; Leishmaniasis; Monoclonal antibody; Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STAINING;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 0030925422     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90075-4     Document Type: Article

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