title: Press imprint smear: a rapid, simple, and cheap method for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis.
abstract: A modified imprint method, Press-Imprint-Smear, was compared with histopathology for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Amastigotes were seen in 69 (92%) of 75 individuals in one or both assays. The Press-Imprint-Smear was positive in 85.3%, and histopathology was positive in 44%. Press-Imprint-Smear is a rapid and relatively sensitive method for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; State University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia aqsousa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anastácio Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; State University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Margarida M L
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pompeu
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; State University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Mércia S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Frutuoso
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; State University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: José W O
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; State University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Juliana M B M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tinel
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; State University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
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