Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Evaluation by polymerase chain reaction in the Çukurova region of Turkey

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1208-1211

  Ergin, Melek ^a   Erdogan, Seyda ^a   Gumurdulu, Derya ^a   Tuncer, Ilhan ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DERMIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EPIDERMIS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY;

CUKUROVA BASIN; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 28444478733     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-498R.1     Document Type: Article

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