Comparison of paraffin-embedded skin biopsies from different anatomical regions as sampling methods for detection of Leishmania infection in dogs using histological, immunohistochemical and PCR methods

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Xavier, Sílvio Coura ^a   De Andrade, Hélida Monteiro ^b   Monte, Semíramis Jamil Hadad ^b   Chiarelli, Ingrid Maria ^a   Lima, Wanderson Geraldo ^a   Michalick, Marilene Suzan Marques ^a   Tafuri, Washington Luiz ^a   Tafuri, Wagner Luiz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

PARAFFIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

EID: 33747867251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-2-17     Document Type: Article

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