Comparison of paraffin-embedded skin biopsies from different anatomical regions as sampling methods for detection of Leishmania infection in dogs using histological, immunohistochemical and PCR methods

BACKGROUND: We compared skin biopsy samples from different anatomical regions for detecting Leishmania in dogs, using histological (HE), immunohistochemical (IHC) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. RESULTS: The sensitivity was 82.8 percent for PCR, 62.1 percent for IHC and 44.8 percent...

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Autores principales: Xavier, Sílvio Coura, de Andrade, Hélida Monteiro, Monte, Semíramis Jamil Hadad, Chiarelli, Ingrid Maria, Lima, Wanderson Geraldo, Michalick, Marilene Suzan Marques, Tafuri, Washington Luiz, Tafuri, Wagner Luiz
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Methodology Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1553440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16762067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-2-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1553440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16762067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-2-17

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