Polymerase chain reaction with two molecular targets in mucosal leishmaniasis' diagnosis: a validation study

We validated the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a composite reference standard in 61 patients clinically suspected of having mucosal leishmaniasis, 36 of which were cases and 25 were non-cases according to this reference standard. Patient classification and test application were carried out in...

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Main Authors: Clemencia Ovalle Bracho, Luisa Porras de Quintana, Sandra Muvdi Arenas, Melania Rios Parra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000500002