Evaluation of the presence of Leishmania spp. by real-time PCR in the lacrimal glands of dogs with leishmaniosis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 168-173

  Naranjo, Carolina ^a   Fondevila, Dolors ^a   Altet, Laura ^a   Francino, Olga ^a   Ríos, José ^a   Roura, Xavier ^a   Peña, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dog; Eye; Keratoconjuntivitis sicca; Leishmania spp.; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRIDOCYCLITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMAL GLAND; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; PERIOCULAR ALOPECIA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EYELID DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; PARASITE LOAD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROC CURVE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MEIBOMIA;

EID: 84863776459     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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