Utility of the microculture method in non-invasive samples obtained from an experimental murine model with asymptomatic leishmaniasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-86

  Allahverdiyev, Adil M ^a   Bagirova, Malahat ^a   Cakir Koc, Rabia ^a   Elcicek, Serhat ^b   Oztel, Olga Nehir ^a   Canim Ates, Sezen ^a   Abamor, Emrah Sefik ^a   Yesilkir Baydar, Serap ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROCULTURE METHOD; MOUSE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

MURINAE;

EID: 84863771903     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0034     Document Type: Article

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