Simple form of clinical sample preservation and leishmania DNA extraction from human lesions for diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis via polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 902-906

  Marques, M J ^a   Volpini, A C ^a   Genaro, O ^a   Mayrink, W ^a   Romanha, A J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035681057     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.902     Document Type: Article

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