A preliminary study aimed at the detection of Leishmania parasites in subjects with cutaneous leishmaniasis using polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 290-298

  Uezato, Hiroshi ^a   Hagiwara, Keisuke ^a   Hosokawa, Atsushi ^a   Maruno, Motoyoshi ^a   Nonaka, Shigeo ^a   Oshiro, Minora ^a   Furuya, Masato ^b   Gomez L, Eduardo A ^c   Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Leishmania Viannia braziliensis comples; Leishmaniasis; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0031834767     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02400.x     Document Type: Article

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