Role of PCR in diagnosis and prognosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 357-361

  Pizzuto, M ^a   Piazza, M ^a   Senese, D ^a   Scalamogna, C ^a   Calattini, S ^a   Corsico, L ^a   Persico, T ^a   Adriani, B ^a   Magni, C ^a   Guaraldi, G ^a   Gaiera, G ^a   Ludovisi, A ^a   Gramiccia, M ^a   Galli, M ^a   Moroni, M ^a   Corbellino, M ^a   Antinori, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RELAPSE; RELIABILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROGNOSIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0035172848     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.357-361.2001     Document Type: Article

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