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12055822

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
This paper discusses the utility of a set of primers (3J1, 3J2) designed from a repetitive nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid sequence for the diagnosis of Leishmania braziliensis infection in samples obtained from humans, insect vectors and mammalian reservoir hosts from different endemic areas in Venezuela. A high incidence of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection was found in the endemic areas studied. The sensitivity and specificity of the primers used were adequate for the identification of the natural vectors and reservoir hosts of L. (V.) braziliensis. The polymerase chain reaction was more sensitive than culture and stained smear examination in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis, detecting 80% of cases compared to 42% and 72%, respectively.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S105-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Venezuela.
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto de Biomedicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. nrodri@telcel.net.ve
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't