A comparison of four DNA extraction protocols for the analysis of urine from patients with visceral leishmaniasis

A comparison of four DNA extraction protocols for the analysis of urine from patients with visceral leishmaniasis

Introduction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may offer an alternative diagnostic option when clinical signs and symptoms suggest visceral leishmaniasis (VL) but microscopic scanning and serological tests provide negative results. PCR using urine is sensitive enough to diagnose human visceral leishma...

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Main Authors: Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva, Zulma Medeiros, Cynthia Regina Pedrosa Soares, Elis Dionísio da Silva, Demócrito Barros Miranda-Filho, Fábio Lopes de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Urine
Extraction
DNA
Visceral leishmaniasis
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