Accuracy of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction: systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Accuracy of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction: systematic literature review and meta-analysis

The diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is hampered by the absence of a gold standard. An accurate diagnosis is essential because of the high toxicity of the medications for the disease. This study aimed to assess the ability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify MCL and to compa...

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Main Authors: Ciro Martins Gomes, Suleimy Cristina Mazin, Elisa Raphael dos Santos, Mariana Vicente Cesetti, Guilherme Albergaria Brízida Bächtold, João Henrique de Freitas Cordeiro, Fabrício Claudino Estrela Terra Theodoro, Fabiana dos Santos Damasco, Sebastián Andrés Vernal Carranza, Adriana de Oliveira Santos, Ana Maria Roselino, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous
diagnosis
polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000200157&lng=en&tlng=en

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