Quantitative PCR in epidemiology for early detection of visceral leishmaniasis cases in India.

• Main Authors: Medhavi Sudarshan (Author), Toolika Singh (Author), Abhishek Kumar Singh (Author), Ankita Chourasia (Author), Bhawana Singh (Author), Mary E Wilson (Author), Jaya Chakravarty (Author), Shyam Sundar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies employing serological, DTH or conventional PCR techniques suggest a vast proportion of Leishmania infected individuals living in regions endemic for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) remain asymptomatic. This study was designed to assess whether quantitative PCR (qPCR) can be used for detection of...