Microscopy and polymerase chain reaction detection of Leishmania chagasi in the pleural and ascitic fluid of a patient with AIDS: Case report and review of diagnosis and therapy of visceral leishmaniasis.
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Summary
Clinicians evaluating HIV-infected patients from endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis should consider using polymerase chain reaction detection and identification of Leishmania species in pleural effusions and ascites, the authors say.
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- article
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- 2004-07-01
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- 10
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Keywords
Computer science
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