Cutaneous leishmaniasis : new developments in diagnosis and treatment evaluation

Authors	W.F. van der Meide
Supervisors	W.R. Faber
Cosupervisors	H.D.F.H. Schallig
Award date	25-01-2008
ISBN	9789090226132
Number of pages	173
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Titlepage Contents Chapter 1: General introduction Chapter 2: Quantitative Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based assay as a new molecular tool for the detection and quantification of Leishmania parasites in skin biopsies Chapter 3: Treatment assessment by monitoring parasite load in skin biopsies from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients with QT-NASBA Chapter 4: Comparison between QT-NASBA, real-time Reverse Transcriptase PCR and real-time PCR for quantification of Leishmania parasites Chapter 5: Evaluation of treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname with pentamidine Chapter 6: First reported case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenis infection in Suriname Chapter 7: Epidemiology study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname; A study performed in 2006 Chapter 8: Serodiagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients infected with Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis with homologous and heterologous antigens Chapter 9: General discussion Summary Samenvatting Dankwoord Curriculum Vitae List of publications
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