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Leishmaniasis in AIDS patients: results of leukocytoconcentration, a fast biological method of diagnosis.

Bull World Health Organ. 1996;74(1):91-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96267283
Izri MA; Deniau M; Briere C; Rivollet D; Petithory JC; Houin R; Rousset JJ; Laboratory of Parasitology, Hopital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.

Abstract: Leukocytoconcentration is an easy, fast and inexpensive technique for the diagnosis of leishmaniasis from peripheral blood. The technique involves concentration of blood parasites on a small surface of a microscope slide while the red blood cells are removed by lysis. The results, compared with those of other methods (examination of cultures of blood samples and bone marrow smears), were very good and accurate. All but one of our cases of leishmaniasis were patients with HIV co-infection. Leukocytoconcentration facilitates follow-up of cases and fast detection of any relapse.
Keywords: Animal AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*BLOOD Bone Marrow Examination Comparative Study Human Leishmania donovani Leishmaniasis, Visceral/*BLOOD/PARASITOLOGY Leukocyte Count Leukocytes/*PARASITOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDanimalaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/KWDbloodbonemarrowexaminationcomparativestudyhumanleishmaniadonovanileishmaniasis,visceral/KWDblood/parasitologyleukocytecountleukocytes/KWDparasitologyjournalarticle
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