Comparison and clinical validation of qPCR assays targeting Leishmania 18S rDNA and HSP70 genes in patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Camila Patricio Braga Filgueira (Author), Otacilio Cruz Moreira (Author), Lilian Motta Cantanhêde (Author), Heloísa Martins Teixeira de Farias (Author), Renato Porrozzi (Author), Constança Britto (Author), Mariana Côrtes Boité (Author), Elisa Cupolillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leishmaniasis is a worldwide neglected disease, encompassing asymptomatic infections and different clinical forms, such as American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) which is part of the complex of diseases caused by protozoan parasites from Leishmania genus, transmitted by sand fly vectors. As a negl...