Detection of Leishmania infantum in dogs by PCR with lymph node aspirates and blood

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2931-2935

  Reale, S ^a,b   Maxia, L ^a   Vitale, F ^a   Glorioso, N S ^a   Caracappa, S ^a   Vesco, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^b Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim D   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLAST DNA;

ARTICLE; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFECTION RISK; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LYMPH NODE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032773101     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2931-2935.1999     Document Type: Article

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