Sensitivity of Lymph Node Aspiration in Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
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| Publikationsdatum: | 1999 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Quelle: | Repositório Institucional da UnB |
| Download full: | http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25498 https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761999000400015 |
Zusammenfassung: | Twenty nine patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis had lymph node and skin ulcer aspirations for culture of Leishmania with the modified Marzochi´s vacuum aspiratory technique. Sensitivity of lymph node aspiration was 58.6% and 34.5% for skin ulcer aspiration (P=0.06). Combined sensitivity of the two methods was 79.3%. There was no agreement between methods (Kappa Index = -0.084; CI95% -0,45; 0,28) showing the potential complementary roles in diagnostic approach. |
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