Genus-specific kinetoplast-DNA PCR and parasite culture for the diagnosis of localised cutaneous leishmaniasis: applications for clinical trials under field conditions in Brazil

The positivities of two methods for the diagnosis of localised cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) were estimated in 280 patients enrolled in a clinical trial. The trial was conducted in an endemic area of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and trial participants were patients with skin ulcers and positive...

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Main Authors: Julia Ampuero, Alexandre Pereira Rios, César Omar Carranza-Tamayo, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000700009