Detection of IgG Anti-Leishmania Antigen by Flow Cytometry as a Diagnostic Test for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) relies on clinical presentation, parasite isolation, histopathologic evaluation and positive Montenegro skin test. However, the low amounts of parasites in the lesion of these individuals make parasite isolation and histopatologic diagnosis unreliable, often...

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Main Authors: Geraldo Pedral-Sampaio, Jessé S Alves, Albert Schriefer, Andréa Magalhães, Roberto Meyer, Marshall J Glesby, Edgar M Carvalho, Lucas P Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5021300?pdf=render