Comparison of different tissue sampling for PCR-based diagnosis and follow-up of canine visceral leishmaniosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 251-262

  Manna, Laura ^a   Vitale, Fabrizio ^b   Reale, Stefano ^b   Caracappa, Santo ^b   Pavone, Luigi Michele ^a   Morte, Rossella Della ^a   Cringoli, Giuseppe ^a   Staiano, Norma ^a   Gravino, Angelo Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Via Rocco Dicillo 9   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis protozoa; Dog; Follow up; Leishmania infantum; PCR; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; DNA FRAGMENT; MEGLUMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA STRUCTURE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINETOPLAST; LEISHMANIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SKIN CULTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MEGLUMINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 5144235470     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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