A nested polymerase chain reaction (Ln-PCR) for diagnosing monitoring Leishmania infantum infection in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages S185-

  Cruz, I ^a   Canavate C ^a   Rubio, J M ^a   Morales, M A ^a   Chicharro, C ^a   Laguna, F ^b   Jimenez Mejias M ^c   Sirera, G ^d   Videla, S ^d   Alvar, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^d Laboratorios Dr Esteve SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Follow up; Human immunodeficiency virus; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniasis; Polymerase chain reaction; Spain

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; RELAPSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPAIN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANIMAL; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITEMIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV-1; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19044387060     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90074-x     Document Type: Article

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