Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis isolated from the saliva of patients in a cutaneous leishmaniasis-endemic area of northeastern Brazil

Several studies have described the use of non-invasive collection methods, mostly based on the detection of parasite DNA, for diagnosis. However, no Leishmania specimens have been isolated from saliva. Here, we report the first isolation of Leishmania braziliensis from the saliva of humans with cuta...

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Published in:Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: de Brito, Maria Edileuza Felinto, Almeida, Ericka Lima, Medeiros, Angela Cristina Rapela, Werkhäuser, Roberto Pereira, Alexandre, Joanna Lucia de Almeida, Sá, Bruna Santos Lima Figueiredo, Rodrigues, Eduardo Henrique Gomes, Brandão-Filho, Sinval Pinto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2018
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Short Communication
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851022/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412341
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760170250
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