Non-invasive cytology brush PCR diagnostic testing in mucosal leishmaniasis: superior performance to conventional biopsy with histopathology.

Non-invasive cytology brush PCR diagnostic testing in mucosal leishmaniasis: superior performance to conventional biopsy with histopathology.

BACKGROUND: Traditional methods of diagnosing mucosal leishmaniasis (ML), such as biopsy with histopathology, are insensitive and require collection of an invasive diagnostic specimen. METHODS: We compared standard invasive procedures including biopsy histopathology, biopsy PCR, and leishmanin skin...

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Main Authors: Andrea K Boggild, Braulio Mark Valencia, Nicolas Veland, Ana Pilar Ramos, Flor Calderon, Jorge Arevalo, Donald E Low, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3203107?pdf=render

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