Identification of Leishmania species using PCR assay on Giemsa-stained slides prepared from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-388

  Kheirandish, Farnaz ^a   Chegeni Sharafi, Ali ^b   Kazemi, Bahram ^c   Mohebali, Mehdi ^d   Sarlak, Amanollah ^a   Tarahi, Mohamad Javad ^d   Holakouee, Kourosh ^d   Hajaran, Homa ^d  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Giemsa; Iran; Leishmania; Pcr

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 84884160332     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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