A sensitive new microculture method for diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-297

  Allahverdiyev, Adil M ^a   Uzun, Soner ^a   Bagirova, Malahat ^a   Durdu, Murat ^a   Memisoglu, Hamdi R ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROCULTURE METHOD; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PROMASTIGOTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 1642411059     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.294     Document Type: Article

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