Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA by fret-based real-time PCR in urine from dogs with natural clinical leishmaniosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 315-319

  Solano Gallego, L ^a,b   Rodriguez Cortes, Alheli ^b   Trotta, Michele ^a   Zampieron, Claudia ^a   Razia, Luis ^a   Furlanello, Tommaso ^a   Caldin, Marco ^a   Roura, Xavier ^b   Alberola, Jordi ^b  

^a Clinica Veterinaria S Marco   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dog; Leishmania infantum; PCR; Urine

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEINURIA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 34250349190     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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