Clinical diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A comparison study between standardized graded direct microscopy and ITS1-PCR of Giemsa-stained smears

Acta Tropica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Al Jawabreh, A ^a,b   Schoenian, G ^a   Hamarsheh, O ^a   Presber, W ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Leishmania Research Unit   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Giemsa stained smears; ITS1 PCR; Jericho; Standardized graded microscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR; STAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARABS; AZURE STAINS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748753420     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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