The comparison of histopathological findings and polymerase chain reaction in lesions with primary clinical diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis with negative smear

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-99

  Omidian, Mohammad ^a   Khosravi, Azar D ^a   Nazari, Mohsen ^a   Rashidi, Arian ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Histopathology; Leishmania; PCR; Smear

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 40549137102     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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