Simplified polymerase chain reaction detection of New World Leishmania in clinical specimens of cutaneous Leishmaniasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-109

  Belli, Alejandro ^a   Rodriguez, Betzabe ^a   Aviles, Hernan ^b,c   Harris, Eva ^d  

^a Centro Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia   (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^c Box 0422 ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0031918944     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.102     Document Type: Article

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