| Literature DB >> 12204974 |
Laura Iniesta1, Salceda Fernández-Barredo, Béatrice Bulle, M Teresa Gómez, Renaud Piarroux, Montserrat Gállego, José M Alunda, Montserrat Portús.
Abstract
This study of several techniques for detecting cryptic leishmaniasis in dogs from areas in Spain where Leishmania infantum is highly endemic concludes that immunological techniques (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunofluorescence antibody test, Western blotting, delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, and in vitro lymphocyte proliferation assay) do not clearly differentiate between noninfected and infected asymptomatic dogs and that culture and PCR are more reliable diagnostic tools.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12204974 PMCID: PMC120076 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.9.5.1137-1141.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN: 1071-412X