Comparison of PCR results using scrape/exudate, syringe-sucked fluid and biopsy samples for diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ecuador

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Nov-Dec;93(6):606-7. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(99)90065-2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Child
  • Ecuador
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leishmania guyanensis / isolation & purification
  • Leishmania mexicana / isolation & purification
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*