Detection of Leishmania in immunocompromised patients using peripheral blood spots on filter paper and the polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 396-398

  Campino, L ^a   Cortes, S ^a   Pires, R ^a   Oskam, L ^b   Abranches, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0034044250     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050503     Document Type: Article

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