Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction in the routine diagnosis for tegumentary leishmaniasis in a referral centre

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-112

  Fagundes, Aline ^a   Schubach, Armando ^a   de Paula, Cíntia Cristiane ^a   Bogio, Alessandra ^a   Antonio, Liliane de Fátima ^a   Schiavoni, Patrícia Botelho ^a   Monteiro, Vivian de Souza ^a   Madeira, Maria de Fátima ^a   Quintella, Leonardo Pereira ^b   Valete Rosalino, Claudia Maria ^a   Ferreira e Vasconcellos, Erica de Camargo ^a   de Azeredo Coutinho, Rilza Beatriz Gayoso ^c   Pacheco, Rachel S ^d   Marzochi, Mauro C A ^a   Marzochi, Keyla B F ^a  

^a Ultraestrutura e Bioquímica de Artrópodes e Parasitos   (Brazil)

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório de Imunoparasitologia   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leishmania; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749093234     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000100018     Document Type: Article

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