Diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis by enzyme immunoassay in patients from Northern Paraná State, Brazil

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is an endemic disease caused by Leishmania parasites. The ACL diagnosis is commonly accomplished by parasitological and immunological methods. The objective of this work was to evaluate the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for ACL laboratorial diagnosis. IgG antibodies...

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Main Authors: Kelly Aparecida Geraldo Yoneyama, Leyde Daiane de Peder, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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