Diagnosis of leishmaniosis: Between old doubts and new uncertainties

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 35-38

  Ferroglio, Ezio ^a   Vitale, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniosis; PCR; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROMASTIGOTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZOONOSIS;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33748416632     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-0008-x     Document Type: Article

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