Application of qPCR in conjunctival swab samples for the evaluation of canine leishmaniasis in borderline cases or disease relapse and correlation with clinical parameters

BACKGROUND: In leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum, the dog acts as the main reservoir for the disease. Non-invasive sampling for Leishmania detection is pivotal for rapid and affordable diagnosis. Recently, the use of conjunctival swab (CS) has been evaluated as a non-invasive sampling tech...

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Autores principales: Ceccarelli, Marcello, Galluzzi, Luca, Sisti, Davide, Bianchi, Barbara, Magnani, Mauro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25331737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0460-3

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