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| Author(s): |
Pereira, Vanessa Figueredo
[1]
;
Benassi, Julia Cristina
[2]
;
Starke-Buzetti, Wilma Aparecida
[3]
;
Silva, Diogo Tiago
[1]
;
Ferreira, Helena Lage
[2, 1]
;
Keid, Lara Borges
[2, 1]
;
Soares, Rodrigo Martins
[1]
;
de Azevedo Ruiz, Vera Letticie
[2]
;
Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira, Tricia Maria
[2, 1]
Total Authors: 9
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Programa Posgrad Epidemiol Expt Aplicada Zoonoses, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Zootecnia & Engn Alimentos, Dept Vet Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Engn, Dept Biol & Zootecnia, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 49, n. 1, p. 104-106, JAN-FEB 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 4 |
| Abstract | |
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Conjunctival swab PCR was evaluated as a tool to diagnose visceral leishmaniasis in dogs. METHODS: Conjunctival swab PCR was compared to indirect immunofluorescence antibody test and blood PCR. RESULTS: Indirect immunofluorescence was significantly correlated with conjunctival swab PCR (p < 0.05), but not with blood PCR (p > 0.05). In addition, conjunctival swab PCR was significantly associated with presence of clinical symptoms (p < 0.05), whereas blood PCR was associated with absence of clinical symptoms (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that conjunctival swab PCR is useful in epidemiological surveys of canine visceral leishmaniasis. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/00147-6 - Conjunctival swab samples for canine leishmaniasis detection by PCR |
| Grantee: | Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |