Detection of leishmania infantum by real-time PCR in a canine blood bank

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 325-328

  Tabar, M D ^a   Roura, X ^a,b   Francinoy, O ^a   Altety, L ^a   De Gopegui, R Ruiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 54549122493     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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