Usefulness of PCR in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 762-768

  Chargui, Najla ^a   Bastien, P ^b,c   Kallel, K ^d   Haouas, N ^a   Akrout, F Messaidi ^e   Masmoudi, A ^f   Zili, J ^g   Chaker, E ^d   Othman, A Dhahri Ben ^d   Azaiez, R ^a   Crobu, L ^c   Mezhoud, H ^a   Babba, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e Centre d'Hygiène de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^f Service de Dermatologie   (Tunisia)

^g EPS F Bourguiba   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania infantum; Leishmania major; PCR; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENUS; GIEMSA STAIN; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TUNISIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNISIA;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 23844433372     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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