Comparison of parasite load by qPCR and histopathological changes of inner and outer edge of ulcerated cutaneous lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Caio ThomazCintia Xavier de MelloOtávio de Melo EspíndolaArmando de Oliveira SchubachLeonardo Pereira QuintellaRaquel Vasconcelos Carvalhaes de OliveiraAdriane Corrêa Gomes DuarteMaria Inês Fernandes PimentelMarcelo Rosandiski LyraMauro Celio de Almeida MarzochiPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The results suggest that clinical specimens from the inner edge of the ulcerated CL lesions are the most suitable for both molecular diagnosis and direct parasitological examination.