Effectiveness of an immunohistochemical protocol for Leishmania detection in different clinical forms of American tegumentary leishmaniasis

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• 作者：Fernanda A. Marques^a ; Rodrigo P. Soares^c ; Greg&oacute ; rio G. Almeida^a ; Carolina C. Souza^a ; Maria N. Melo^b ; Sebastiã ; o A. Pinto^d ; Valeria B. Quixabeira^d ; Ledice I. Pereira^e ; Miriam L. Dorta^e ; Fatima Ribeiro-Dias^e ; Fernando T. Silveira^f ; Sydnei M. Silva^g ; Celia M. Gontijo^c ; Wagner L. Tafuri^a ; ^{wagnertafuri@gmail.com}
• 关键词：American tegumentary leishmaniasis ; Immunohistochemistry ; Diagnosis
• 刊名：Parasitology International
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：66
• 期：1
• 页码：884-888
• 全文大小：1866 K
• 卷排序：66

文摘

The immunohistochemical protocol (IHC) is an alternative method for Leishmania diagnosis. IHC method was applied on a national scale in Brazil comprising 78 patients. IHC method was effective in detecting parasites even in patients with negative MST tests. IHC method was effective in detecting different Leishmania species causing ATL.