Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 37-43 , January 2006

Comparison of polymerase chain reaction with other laboratory methods for the diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by polymerase chain reaction

  • Marcos J. Marques

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ângela C. Volpini

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Pesquisas em Leishmanioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
    • ,
  • George L.L. Machado-Coelho

      Affiliations

    • Escola de Farmácia da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto 35400-000, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Jackson Machado-Pinto

      Affiliations

    • Clínica Dermatológica da Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Belo Horizonte 30150-221, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Carlos A. da Costa

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Wilson Mayrink

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Odair Genaro

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
    • In memoriam.
    • ,
  • Alvaro J. Romanha

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Parasitologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou-FIOCRUZ, CEP 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55-31-3295-3566x180; fax: +55-31-3295-3115.

Received 20 April 2005 ,Accepted 8 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.08.003

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 37-43 , January 2006

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