First encounter of subclinical human Leishmania (Viannia) infection in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1003-1005

  Fagundes, Aline ^a   Marzochi, Mauro C A ^a   Fernandes, Octavio ^c   Perez, Mauricio A ^e   Schubach, Armando O ^b   Schubach, Tânia M P ^b   Amendoeira, Maria R R ^d   Mouta Confort, Eliame ^a   Marzochi, Keyla B F ^a  

^a National Reference Center for Diagnosis of Tegumentary Leishmaniasis

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório de Epidemiologia Molecular de Doenças Infecciosas

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Leishmania; Montenegro skin test; PCR; Rio Grande do Sul; Subclinical infection

Indexed keywords

VIANNIA;

EID: 38149034989     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000800018     Document Type: Article

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