Immunohistochemistry to identify Leishmania parasites in fixed tissues

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 130-136

  Kenner, Julie R ^a   Aronson, Naomi E ^b   Bratthauer, Gary L ^c   Turnicky, Ronald P ^d   Jackson, Joan E ^e   Tang, Douglas B ^e   Sau, Purnima ^f  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^f Tripler Army Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN; STAIN;

EID: 0032903102     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01817.x     Document Type: Article

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