Filter paper performance in PCR for cutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosis

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of filter paper (FP) for lesion scraping collection in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) diagnosis. METHODS: Lesion scrapings from 48 patients were collected and analyzed for PCR. R...

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Main Authors: Camila Alves Mota, Eneide Aparecida Sabaini Venazzi, Paulo Donizeti Zanzarini, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100605&tlng=en