Evaluation of microcapillary culture method for the isolation of Leishmania aethiopica parasites from patients with cutaneous lesions in Ethiopia

Evaluation of microcapillary culture method for the isolation of Leishmania aethiopica parasites from patients with cutaneous lesions in Ethiopia

Abstract Background In addition to direct slide microscopy, traditional culture method (TCM) has long been considered as a gold standard method for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, TCM is relatively expensive and time-consuming compared to the newly introduced microculture met...

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Main Authors: Lensa Aberra, Adugna Abera, Tariku Belay, Amha Kebede, Endalamaw Gadisa, Geremew Tasew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Subjects:
Traditional culture method
ITS1-PCR-RFLP
NNN
Diagnosis of CL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41512-019-0051-z

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