Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is highly sensitive for diagnosis of mucosal leishmaniasis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-59

  Oliveira, Jene Greyce S ^a   Novais, Fernanda O ^b   De Oliveira, Camila I ^b   Da Cruz Jr , Antonio C ^a   Campos, Léon Fábio ^a   Da Rocha, Any V ^a   Boaventura, Viviane ^b   Noronha, Almério ^b   Costa, Jackson M L ^b   Barral, Aldina ^b,c  

^a Fund Hospital Do Acre   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania braziliensis; Mucosal leishmaniasis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TEST;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 20144387809     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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