Accuracy of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction: Systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 157-165

  Gomes, Ciro Martins ^a   Mazin, Suleimy Cristina ^b   dos Santos, Elisa Raphael ^c   Cesetti, Mariana Vicente ^c   Bächtold, Guilherme Albergaria Brízida ^d   Cordeiro, João Henrique de Freitas ^d   Theodoro, Fabrício Claudino Estrela Terra ^e   Damasco, Fabiana dos Santos ^f   Carranza, Sebastián Andrés Vernal ^a   Santos, Adriana de Oliveira ^e   Roselino, Ana Maria ^g   Sampaio, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro ^d  

^a Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento ^*  (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Dermatopet Serviço de Dermatologia Veterinária   (Brazil)

^e Departamento de Clínica Médica   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^g Hospital Regional da Asa Norte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leishmaniasis; Mucocutaneous; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

BIOPSY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; META ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; URINE;

BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84926334732     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140280     Document Type: Article

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