Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Usefulness of PCR on paraffin-embedded skin biopsies as part of routine investigation

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 745-749

  Tordini, G ^a   Giaccherini, R ^a   Pacenti, L ^a   Miracco, C ^a   Zazzi, M ^a   Zanelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN;

EID: 36849008557     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485907X229059     Document Type: Article

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