Diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis by PCR using blood samples spotted on filter paper

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-257

  Da Silva, Eduardo Sergio ^a   Ferreira Gontijo, Célia Maria ^b   Da Silva Pacheco, Raquel ^b   Peçanha Brazil, Reginaldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Filter paper; Leishmania chagasi; Serological analysis; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FILM; FILTER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PAPER; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PAPER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 5044236853     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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