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- Title
Minimally Invasive Microbiopsies as an Improved Sampling Method for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
- Authors
Churiso, Gemechu; Henten, Saskia van; Cnops, Lieselotte; Pollmann, Julia; Melkamu, Roma; Lemma, Mulualem; Kiflie, Amare; Fikre, Helina; Griensven, Johan van; Adriaensen, Wim
- Abstract
Current sampling methods to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis are invasive and painful. An alternative and minimally invasive microbiopsy device was evaluated in a diverse range of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions in Ethiopia. Using polymerase chain reaction–based diagnosis, the microbiopsy outperformed the routine skin slit sample by detecting more patients while pain scores were significantly lower.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; CUTANEOUS leishmaniasis; DIAGNOSIS methods; SAMPLING methods
- Publication
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 7, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
2328-8957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofaa364