Nested PCR for diagnosis of canine leishmaniosis in peripheral blood, lymph node and bone marrow aspirates

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-111

  Fisa, R ^a   Riera, C ^a   Gallego M ^a   Manubens, J ^b   Portus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Veterinari Molins   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Dog; Leishmania infantum; Lymph node; Nested PCR; Peripheral blood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOME; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BONE MARROW; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0035424855     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00447-2     Document Type: Article

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