Evaluation of a point-of-care molecular detection device for Leishmania spp. and intercurrent fungal and mycobacterial organisms in Peruvian patients with cutaneous ulcers.

Palm PCR™ performs comparably to conventional PCR for detection of Leishmania, fungi, and mycobacteria. This work has implications for the diagnostic approach to tropical ulcers, and has the potential to improve field detection of ulcerative pathogens in resource constrained areas.