An Innovative Field-Applicable Molecular Test to Diagnose Cutaneous Leishmania Viannia spp. Infections

Cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis is widely distributed in Central and South America. Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus are the most frequent species infecting humans. L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) panamensis are also responsible for metastatic mucosal leishmaniasis. Conventional or real time PCR...

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Main Authors: Saldarriaga, Omar A., Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro, Porrozzi, Renato, Baldeviano, Gerald C., Lescano, Andrés G., de Los Santos, Maxy B., Fernandez, Olga L., Saravia, Nancy G., Costa, Erika, Melby, Peter C., Travi, Bruno L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845993/