title: Cutaneous leishmaniasis: usefulness of PCR on paraffin-embedded skin biopsies as part of routine investigation.
authors.affiliation: Clinic and Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Biology, Università di Siena, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy. tordini3@unisi.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tordini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giaccherini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pacenti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miracco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zazzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanelli
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan