Evaluation of the reference value for the Montenegro skin test
Abstract:INTRODUCTION:The Montenegro skin test (MST) has good clinical applicability and low cost for the diagnosis of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). However, no studies have validated the reference value (5mm) typically used to discriminate positive and negative results. We investigated...
Main Authors: | Cissiara Manetti Skraba, Tatiane França Perles de Mello, Raíssa Bocchi Pedroso, Érika Cristina Ferreira, Izabel Galhardo Demarchi, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2015-08-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000400437&lng=en&tlng=en |
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