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Title: | Comparison of polymerase chain reaction with other laboratory methods for the diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by polymerase chain reaction. |
Authors: | Marques, Marcos José Volpini, Ângela Cristina Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado Pinto, Jackson Machado Costa, Carlos Alberto da Mayrink, Wilson Genaro, Odair Romanha, Alvaro José |
Keywords: | American cutaneous leishmaniasis Polymerase chain reaction Diagnosis |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
Citation: | MARQUES, M. J. et al. Comparison of polymerase chain reaction with other laboratory methods for the diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by polymerase chain reaction. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, v. 54, n.1, p. 37-43, 2006. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732889305001926>. Acesso em: 01 set. 2014. |
Abstract: | An evaluation of 5 laboratory methods for diagnosing American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) was carried out on patients from an endemic area of Brazil. From 164 patients presenting cutaneous lesions, and suspected to have ACL, 133 (81.1%) were confirmed for the disease by Montenegro skin test (MST) and/or parasitologic examination (PE). In both groups of patients, the positivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was similar to that of immunofluorescence assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and higher than that of MST and PE ( P b .05). In the group of patients suspected to have ACL, PCR presented the same positivity as PE and MST together. No correlation between positivity of the laboratory methods and clinical or epidemiologic aspects was observed. Our data confirmed the value of PCR as an alternative laboratory method for diagnosing ACL, especially for those patients with negative PE and MST. |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/3821 |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.08.003 |
ISSN: | 0732-8893 |
metadata.dc.rights.license: | O periódico Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3462040959725. |
Appears in Collections: | DEMSC - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
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