       Document 1155
 DOCN  M9591155
 TI    Parasitic culture of buffy coat for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
       in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
 DT    9509
 AU    Lopez-Velez R; Laguna F; Alvar J; Perez-Molina JA; Molina R; Martinez P;
       Villarrubia J; Tropical Medicine and Clinical Parasitology Unit,
       Hospital Ramon; y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
 SO    J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Apr;33(4):937-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95310468
 AB    Two samples of buffy coat from the peripheral blood of 25 human
       immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with proven visceral
       leishmaniasis, as determined with a bone marrow aspirate (stain and
       culture), were cultured onto Schneider's and Novy-McNeal-Nicolle media.
       Hemoculture positivity was 67%. The average growing time was 10 days.
       This is an easy, noninvasive, and sensitive technique.
 DE    Animal  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/
       PARASITOLOGY  Bone Marrow/PARASITOLOGY  Female  Human
       Leishmania/*ISOLATION & PURIF  Leishmaniasis,
       Visceral/*COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/PARASITOLOGY  Male
       Parasitemia/*COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/PARASITOLOGY
       Parasitology/*METHODS/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Phlebotomus  Sensitivity
       and Specificity  CLINICAL TRIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE

       SOURCE: National Library of Medicine.  NOTICE: This material may be
       protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).

