Subsidiary methods for the diagnosis of American tegumentar leishmaniasis (ATL): Comparison of sequencing of DNA and PCR-RFLP for identification of leishmania species in skin samples;PP014 - Métodos subsidiários para o diagnóstico da Leishmaniose tegumentar americana (LTA): Comparação dos resultados do seqüenciamento de DNA e da PCR-RFLP para determinação da espécie de leishmania em amostras cutâneo-mucosas

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages

  Barbosa Garcia, Flávio C ^a   Rodrigues Dos Santos, Sandra Silva ^a   Chociay, Maria Fernanda ^a   Rapela Medeiros, Ângela C ^b   Roselino, Ana Maria F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FCM/UPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA; Leishmaniasis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 33846846393     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005001000013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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