Canine skin and conjunctival swab samples for the detection and quantification of Leishmania infantum DNA in an endemic urban area in Brazil.

<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated kDNA PCR/hybridization and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) targeting the gene of DNA polymerase of Leishmania infantum for CVL diagnosis and assessment of parasite load in clinical samples obtained invasively and non-invasively.<h4>Methodology/prin...

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Main Authors: Sidney de Almeida Ferreira, Rodrigo Souza Leite, Leonardo Trindade Ituassu, Gregório Guilherme Almeida, Daniel Menezes Souza, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Antero Silva Ribeiro de Andrade, Maria Norma Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22506084/?tool=EBI