Detection of DNA from Leishmania (Viannia): accuracy of polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Detection of DNA from Leishmania (Viannia): accuracy of polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) can occur in skin and mucosa, causing disfiguring lesions. The laboratory diagnosis of CL involves immunological methods and optical detection of the parasite, al of which have limitations. There is a need for more effective diagnostic methods for CL which wil allow trea...

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Main Authors: Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu, Mateus Sabaini Venazzi, Marcos Vinicius Zandonadi Bernal, Kárin Rosi Reinhold-Castro, Fernanda Vagetti, Camila Alves Mota, Naielly Rodrigues Silva, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743517?pdf=render

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