Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis isolated from the saliva of patients in a cutaneous leishmaniasis-endemic area of northeastern Brazil

Several studies have described the use of non-invasive collection methods, mostly based on the detection of parasite DNA, for diagnosis. However, no Leishmania specimens have been isolated from saliva. Here, we report the first isolation of Leishmania braziliensis from the saliva of humans with cuta...

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Autores principales: de Brito, Maria Edileuza Felinto, Almeida, Ericka Lima, Medeiros, Angela Cristina Rapela, Werkhäuser, Roberto Pereira, Alexandre, Joanna Lucia de Almeida, Sá, Bruna Santos Lima Figueiredo, Rodrigues, Eduardo Henrique Gomes, Brandão-Filho, Sinval Pinto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2018
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760170250

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760170250

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