DNA identification of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in human saliva from a patient with American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Corvalan, F H ^a   Sampaio, R N R ^b   Brustoloni, Y M ^a   Andreotti, R ^c   Lima Jr , M S C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania; Non invasive diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Saliva

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MEGLUMINE; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 79952788721     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992011000100013     Document Type: Article

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