PCR sensitivity of peripheral blood of dogs co-infected with Leishmania spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in endemic area of Brazil

PCR sensitivity of peripheral blood of dogs co-infected with Leishmania spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in endemic area of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Peripheral blood of 400 dogs infected with Leishmania and Ehrlichia were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and clinical signs were characterized. METHODS PCR and parasitological tests were conducted. RESULTS PCR was positive for Leishmania in 84.75%, and par...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Stefanello da Silveira, Victor Bruno Duarte Vieira, Leticia Surian Batalini, Silvia Barbosa do Carmo, Elisabete Friozi, Eduardo José de Arruda, Manoel Sebastião da Costa Lima Junior, Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Canine visceral leishmaniasis
PCR
Sensitivity
Peripheral blood
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