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| Curti,Maura Cristiani de Moura; Silveira,Thaís Gomes Verzignassi; Arraes,Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides; Bertolini,Dennis Armando; Zanzarini,Paulo Donizeti; Venazzi,Eneide Aparecida Sabaini; Fernandes,Andrea Cláudia Silva; Teixeira,Jorge Juarez Vieira; Lonardoni,Maria Valdrinez Campana. |
| OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical, epidemiological and laboratorial aspects for the understanding of the disease characteristics and its relationship with diagnostic tests. METHODS: A retrospective, descriptive and analytical study involving 2,660 American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) suspected patients from southern Brazil was undertaken between April 1986 and December 2005. Data on population characteristics and laboratory tests were obtained. Diagnostic laboratory tests used were direct search for Leishmania spp. (DS), Montenegro skin test (MST) and indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA). RESULTS: 62.3% of patients were positive for at least one laboratory test. DS test was positive in 65.1%; MST in 92.3% and IFA in 70.0%. Although Cohen's Kappa test did... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Clinical laboratory techniques; Disease transmission; Infectious; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100003 |
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