Polymerase chain reaction as a diagnostic tool for detecting Leishmania

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-113

  Brecelj, M ^a   Pikelj, F ^a   Gubensek F ^b,c   Anderluh, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Kinetoplast DNA; Leishmania; Mini exon; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLAST DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; PERU; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ULCER; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0034027667     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050057     Document Type: Article

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