Comparison of serological and parasitological methods for cutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosis in the state of Paraná, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Szargiki, Regiane ^a   de Castro, Edilene Alcântara ^b   Luz, Ennio ^b   Kowalthuk, Wolodymir ^c   Machado, Ângela Maria ^c   Thomaz Soccol, Vanete ^b  

^a SESA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Prefeitura Municipal de Prudentópolis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigen; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Immunodiagnosis; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; SKIN TEST;

ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 69249206866     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000100011     Document Type: Article

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