Polymerase chain reaction-based method for the identification of leishmania (viannia) Braziliensis and leishmania (viannia) guyanensis in mucosal tissues conserved in paraffin
- Authors: Barbosa Md, Custodio A, Guerra JA, Maciel MG, Magalhaes LK, Prestes SR, Romero GA, Santana RA, Silveira H
- Publication Year: 2015
- Journal: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000500555&lng=en&tlng=en
In the Americas, mucosal leishmaniasis is primarily associated with infection by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. However, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis is another important cause of this disease in the Brazilian Amazon. In this study, we aimed at detecting Leishmaniadeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) within paraffin-embedded fragments of mucosal tissues, and characterizing the infecting parasite species. We evaluated samples collected […]
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