Leishmania identification by PCR of Giemsa-stained lesion imprint slides stored for up to 36 years

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 815-818

  Volpini, A C ^a   Marques, M J ^b   Lopes dos Santos, S ^a   Machado Coelho, G L ^c   Mayrink, W ^d   Romanha, A J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Identification; kDNA; Leishmania; PCR; Species identification

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; KINETOPLAST DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GIEMSA STAIN; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 33745588544     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01422.x     Document Type: Article

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