Diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for detection of Leishmania DNA in buffy coat from visceral leishmaniasis patients

• Main Authors: Khan, Md. Gulam Musawwir, Bhaskar, Khondaker Rifat Hasan, Salam, Md. Abdus, Akther, Tania, Pluschke, Gerd, Mondal, Dinesh
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: BioMed Central 2012
• 主題: RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
• 在線閱讀: http://irep.iium.edu.my/87182/1/LAMP%20Parasite%20%26%20Vector.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87182/; http://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-280

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains as one of the most neglected tropical diseases with over 60% of the world’s total VL cases occurring in the Indian subcontinent. Due to the invasive risky procedure and technical expertise required in the classical parasitological diagnosis, the goal o...