Author | Melo, Stella Maria Barrouin | |
Author | Larangeira, Daniela Farias | |
Author | Trigo, Joelma | |
Author | Aguiar, Paulo Henrique Palis | |
Author | dosSantos, Washington Luis Conrado | |
Author | Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos | |
Access date | 2012-12-12T21:29:46Z | |
Available date | 2012-12-12T21:29:46Z | |
Document date | 2004 | |
Citation | MELO, Stella Maria Barrouin et al. Comparison between splenic and lymph node aspirations as sampling methods for the parasitological detection of Leishmania chagasi infection in dogs. Memmórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 99, n. 2, p. 195-197, mar. 2004. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/5974 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Comparison between splenic and lymph node aspirations as sampling methods for the parasitological detection of Leishmania chagasi infection in dogs | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
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 percent; in lymph node cultures it was 25 percent. 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. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Escola de Medicina Veterinária. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Escola de Medicina Veterinária. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Leishmania chagasi | pt_BR |
Subject | Dog | pt_BR |
Subject | Diagnosis | pt_BR |
Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmania donovani/isolamento & purificação | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmaniose Visceral/veterinária | pt_BR |
DeCS | Linfonodos/parasitologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Baço/parasitologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Biópsia por Agulha | pt_BR |
DeCS | Brasil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Doenças Endêmicas | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmaniose Visceral/diagnóstico | pt_BR |
DeCS | Sensibilidade e Especificidade | pt_BR |
DeCS | Animais | pt_BR |
DeCS | Estudo Comparativo | pt_BR |
DeCS | Cães | pt_BR |
DeCS | Feminino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Masculino | pt_BR |