Leishmania DNA quantification by real-time PCR in naturally infected dogs treated with miltefosine

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1149, Issue , 2008, Pages 358-360

  Manna, Laura ^a   Gravino, Angelo Elio ^a   Picillo, Esther ^a   Decaro, Nicola ^b   Buonavoglia, Canio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Real time PCR; Therapy

Indexed keywords

MILTEFOSINE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS;

EID: 56049122521     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1428.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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