Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA by real-time PCR in canine oral and conjunctival swabs and comparison with other diagnostic techniques

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-17

  Lombardo, Gabriella ^a   Pennisi, Maria Grazia ^a   Lupo, Tiziana ^b   Migliazzo, Antonella ^b   Caprì, Alessandra ^a   Solano Gallego, Laia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dog; Leishmania infantum; Oral and conjunctival swabs; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL SWAB; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIN SKIN TEST; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MOUTH SWAB; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CONJUNCTIVA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 84855305914     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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