Comparison of the specificity of PCR and the histopathological detection of leishmania for the diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis

More precise and rapid diagnostic methods for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) are necessary because of the growing number of cases observed in Brazil, including the northeastern region of the State of São Paulo. We applied PCR to 54 skin or mucosal biopsies from patients with a clinical and/o...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	A.C.R. Medeiros, S.S. Rodrigues, A.M.F. Roselino
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-04-01
Subjects:	Leishmaniasis Cutaneous leishmaniasis PCR Histopathological detection Leishmania detection
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000400002