Journal Name:
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume:
57
Issue:
1
Pages From:
75
To:
79
Date:
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Keywords:
Kinetoplastids, Leishmania tropica, PCR assay, Differential diagnosis
Abstract:
We have developed a polymerase chain reaction assay for differential diagnosis of Leishmania tropica, based on simple amplification of the target region. The assay detects less than 5 protozoan cells, was tested on human samples and an experimentally infected animal, and is appropriate for clinical laboratories in countries where leishmaniasis is endemic.
