Pediatric visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis in Tunisia: Comparative study between optimised PCR assays and parasitological methods

Parasite

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Kaouech, E ^a   Kallel, K ^a   Toumi, N H ^b   Belhadj, S ^a   Anane, S ^a   Babba, H ^c   Chaker, Emna ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Blood; Bone marrow; Culture; Direct examination; Leukocytoconcentration; PCR; Tunisia; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049099391     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2008152143     Document Type: Article

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