APPLICABILITY OF kDNA-PCR FOR ROUTINE DIAGNOSIS OF AMERICAN TEGUMENTARY LEISHMANIASIS IN A TERTIARY REFERENCE HOSPITAL

APPLICABILITY OF kDNA-PCR FOR ROUTINE DIAGNOSIS OF AMERICAN TEGUMENTARY LEISHMANIASIS IN A TERTIARY REFERENCE HOSPITAL

SUMMARY This study evaluated the applicability of kDNA-PCR as a prospective routine diagnosis method for American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in patients from the Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), a reference center for infectious diseases in São Paulo - SP, Brazil. The kDNA-PCR met...

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Main Authors: Marcela M. Satow, Edite H. Yamashiro-Kanashiro, Mussya C. Rocha, Luiza K. Oyafuso, Rita C. Soler, Paulo C. Cotrim, Jose Angelo L. Lindoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
American tegumentary leishmaniasis
Diagnostic
kDNA-PCR
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
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