Combining diagnostic procedures for the management of leishmaniasis in areas with high prevalence of Leishmania guyanensis;Procedimentos diagnósticos combinados no manejo da leishmaniose em áreas com alta prevalência de Leishmania guyanensis

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1141-1144

  Benicio, Ednelza de Almeida ^a   Gadelha, Ellen Pricilla Nunes ^a   Talhari, Anette ^a   da Silva Jr , Roberto Moreira ^a   Ferreira, Luis Carlos ^a   dos Santos, Mayara Cristina Cordeiro ^a   Mira, Marcelo Távora ^a   de Oliveira, Cintia Mara Costa ^a   Talhari, Carolina ^b   Talhari, Sinésio ^a   Machado, Paulo Roberto ^c   Schriefer, Albert ^c  

^a FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leishmania guyanensis; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN SCAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA GUYANENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856596822     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962011000600012     Document Type: Article

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