Cutaneous leishmaniasis: usefulness of PCR on paraffin-embedded skin biopsies as part of routine investigation.
Tordini
G
G
Clinic and Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Biology, Università di Siena, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy. tordini3@unisi.it
Giaccherini
R
R
Pacenti
L
L
Miracco
C
C
Zazzi
M
M
Zanelli
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000235:genetics*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016612:Paraffin Embedding; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
D016054:DNA, Protozoan