High Resolution Melting Analysis Targeting hsp70 as a Fast and Efficient Method for the Discrimination of Leishmania Species.

• Main Authors: Ricardo Andrade Zampieri (Author), Maria Fernanda Laranjeira-Silva (Author), Sandra Marcia Muxel (Author), Ana Carolina Stocco de Lima (Author), Jeffrey Jon Shaw (Author), Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a large spectrum of clinical manifestations known as Leishmaniases. These diseases are increasingly important public health problems in many countries both within and outside endemic regions. Thus, an accurate differential diagnosis is ext...