Comparison of parasitological, immunological and molecular methods for the diagnosis of leishmaniasis in dogs with different clinical signs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Moreira, M A B ^a,b   Luvizotto, M C R ^b   Garcia, J F ^c   Corbett, C E P ^a   Laurenti, M D ^a  

^a Medical School   (Brazil)

^b School of Veterinary Medicine   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine leishmaniasis; Diagnosis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Immunohistochemistry; Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; SPLEEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33947287791     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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