Low sensitivity of peripheral blood smear for diagnosis of subclinical visceral leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 315-316

  Delgado, J ^a   Pineda, J A ^a   Macias J ^a   Regordan C ^a   Gallardo, J A ^a   Leal, M ^a   Sanchez Quijano, A ^a   Lissen, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031964381     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.315-316.1998     Document Type: Article

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