Urine sampling for real-time polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-67

  Manna, Laura ^a   Reale, Stefano ^b   Picillo, Esther ^a   Vitale, Fabrizio ^b   Gravino, Angelo Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dogs; Leishmania infantum; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Renal involvement; Urine sampling

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

KINETOPLAST DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LYMPH NODE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, KINETOPLAST; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 54049110047     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000112     Document Type: Article

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