Comparison between splenic and lymph node aspirations as sampling methods for the parasitological detection of Leishmania chagasi infection in dogs

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-197

  Barrouin Melo, Stella Maria ^a,b   Larangeira, Daniela Farias ^a   Trigo, Joelma ^b   Aguiar, Paulo Henrique Palis ^a,b   Dos Santos, Washington Luís Conrado ^a,c   Pontes De Carvalho, Lain ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diagnosis; Dog; Leishmania chagasi

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPLEEN; TISSUE CULTURE; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 2542609033     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000200014     Document Type: Article

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