https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/7757
Tipo: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título: | Comparison between splenic and lymph node aspirations as sampling methods for the parasitological detection of Leishmania chagasi infection in dogs |
Título(s) alternativo(s): | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
Autor(es): | Melo, Stella Maria Barrouin Larangeira, Daniela Farias Trigo, Joelma Aguiar, Paulo Henrique Palis Santos, Washington Luis Conrado dos Carvalho, Lain Carlos Pontes de |
Autor(es): | Melo, Stella Maria Barrouin Larangeira, Daniela Farias Trigo, Joelma Aguiar, Paulo Henrique Palis Santos, Washington Luis Conrado dos Carvalho, Lain Carlos Pontes de |
Abstract: | The sensitivities of spleen and lymph node cultures for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis were compared in 64 anti-Leishmania antibody positive dogs from an endemic area in Brazil. The sensitivity of spleen cultures for Leishmania detection was 97.9%; in lymph node cultures it was 25%. Positive spleen culture was more frequent (p = 0.048, Fisher's exact probability test) in symptomatic (28 out of 33 animals) than in asymptomatic animals (19 out of 31 animals). These results support the use of spleen instead of lymph node aspiration as the choice method for the parasitological diagnosis of the infection. |
Palavras-chave: | Leishmania chagasi dog diagnosis Brazil |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/7757 |
Data do documento: | 2004 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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