Parasitic culture of buffy coat for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
1995; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/jcm.33.4.937-939.1995
ISSN1098-660X
AutoresRogelio López‐Vélez, F Laguna, Jorge Alvar, José A. Pérez‐Molina, Ricardo Molina, Pilar A. Sáiz, Jesús Villarrubia,
Tópico(s)Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
ResumoTwo samples of buffy coat from the peripheral blood of 25 human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with proven visceral leishmaniasis, as determined with a bone marrow aspirate (stain and culture), were cultured onto Schneider's and Novy-McNeal-Nicolle media. Hemoculture positivity was 67%. The average growing time was 10 days. This is an easy, noninvasive, and sensitive technique.
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