Leishmania donovani in blood smears of asymptomatic persons

Acta Tropica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-196

  Sharma, M C ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Das, V N R ^a   Verma, Neena ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Saran, R ^a   Kar, S K ^a  

^a Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Science   (India)

Author keywords

Amastigotes; Asymptomatic persons; Blood; Kala azar

Indexed keywords

DNA;

HEALTH CARE; LEISHMANIASIS; MONITORING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PARASITEMIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

INDIA;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034684057     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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