Nested PCR assay for detection of Leishmania donovani in slit aspirates from post-kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis Lesions.

ABSTRACT: A nested PCR assay to detect parasite DNA in slit aspirates from skin lesions of patients with post-kala-azar dermal lesihmaniasis (PKDL) is described. PCR results were positive in 27 of 29 (93%) samples by nested PCR assay, while only 20 of 29 (69%) were positive in a primary PCR assay. The nested PCR assay allowed reliable diagnosis of PKDL in a noninvasive manner.

SUBMITTER: Sreenivas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC387583 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature