Mobile suitcase laboratory for rapid detection of Leishmania donovani using recombinase polymerase amplification assay

BACKGROUND: Leishmania donovani (LD) is a protozoan parasite transmitted to humans from sand flies, which causes Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). Currently, the diagnosis is based on presence of the anti-LD antibodies and clinical symptoms. Molecular diagnosis would require real-time PCR, which is not e...

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Autores principales: Mondal, Dinesh, Ghosh, Prakash, Khan, Md Anik Ashfaq, Hossain, Faria, Böhlken-Fascher, Susanne, Matlashewski, Greg, Kroeger, Axel, Olliaro, Piero, Abd El Wahed, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27177926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1572-8