An Innovative Field-Applicable Molecular Test to Diagnose Cutaneous Leishmania Viannia spp. Infections.

• Main Authors: Omar A Saldarriaga (Author), Alejandro Castellanos-Gonzalez (Author), Renato Porrozzi (Author), Gerald C Baldeviano (Author), Andrés G Lescano (Author), Maxy B de Los Santos (Author), Olga L Fernandez (Author), Nancy G Saravia (Author), Erika Costa (Author), Peter C Melby (Author), Bruno L Travi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis is widely distributed in Central and South America. Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus are the most frequent species infecting humans. L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) panamensis are also responsible for metastatic mucosal leishmaniasis. Conventional or real time PCR...