Molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Acre State in the Amazonian Region of Brazil

Molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Acre State in the Amazonian Region of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION This study proposes to identify the Leishmania species found in the skin lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients from Brasiléia municipality (Acre). METHODS Skin biopsy imprints or biopsy fragments were assayed via kDNA-PCR/RFLP and FRET-real-time PCR. RESULTS Of...

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Main Authors: Thais de Araujo-Pereira, Daniela de Pita-Pereira, Regina Barbosa Moreira, Tainah Silva-Galdino, Márcia P. de Oliveira Duarte, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Constança Britto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Molecular diagnosis
Acre State
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