Detection of Leishmania infantum Kinetoplast DNA in the Whole Blood of Asymptomatic Individuals by PCR-ELISA and Comparison with Other Infection Markers in Endemic Areas, Southern Iran

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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by Leishmania infantum, is endemic in southern Iran. To detect asymptomatic individuals, we used kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-ELISA methods on 388 blood samples of healthy persons in two endemic loci and compared the results with the leishmanin skin test (LST) and the immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). kDNA PCR, LST, and IFAT were positive in 95...

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