The high sensitivity of a PCR-ELISA in the diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 669-677

  Martin Sanchez J ^a,e   Pineda, J A ^b   Andreu Lopez, M ^c   Delgado, J ^d   Macias J ^b   De la Rosa, R ^d   Morillas Marquez F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^e Facultad de Farmacia   (Spain)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DNA, KINETOPLAST; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036816213     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349802125001906     Document Type: Article

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