Diagnosing human asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis in an urban area of the State of Minas Gerais, using serological and molecular biology techniques

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 421-427

  Moreno, Elizabeth Castro ^a   Melo, Maria Norma ^b   Lambertucci, José Roberto ^b   Serufo, José Carlos ^b   Andrade, Antero S R ^c   Antunes, Carlos Maurício F ^d   Genaro, Odair ^e   Carneiro, Mariângela ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c CENTRO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA TECNOLOGIA NUCLEAR   (Brazil)

^d Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte (SCBH)   (Brazil)

^e Depto de Parasitologia/ICB/UFMG ^*

Author keywords

Asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis; Diagnostic; Hybridization; Leishmania chagasi; Prevalence rate

Indexed keywords

POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; URBAN AREA; VENOUS BLOOD; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 33845491936     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822006000500001     Document Type: Article

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