Polymorphism-specific PCR enhances the diagnostic performance of American tegumentary leishmaniasis and allows the rapid identification of <it>Leishmania</it> species from Argentina

Polymorphism-specific PCR enhances the diagnostic performance of American tegumentary leishmaniasis and allows the rapid identification of <it>Leishmania</it> species from Argentina

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The diagnosis of the leishmaniases poses enormous challenges in Argentina. The Polymorphism-Specific PCR (PS-PCR) designed and validated in our laboratories has been proven effective for typifying the <it>Leishmania</it>...

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Main Authors: Marco Jorge D, Barroso Paola A, Mimori Tatsuyuki, Locatelli Fabricio M, Tomatani Ayako, Mora María C, Cajal S, Nasser Julio R, Parada Luis A, Taniguchi Taketoshi, Korenaga Masataka, Basombrío Miguel A, Hashiguchi Yoshihisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Tegumentary leishmaniasis
<it>Leishmania braziliensis</it>
<it>Leishmania guyanensis</it>
<it>Leishmania panamensis</it>
PS-PCR
Diagnosis
Argentina
Species identification
<it>Leishmania</it> strains
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/191

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