Abstract
We assessed the prospective value of PCR amplification of a repetitive sequence from Leishmania nuclear DNA and sequencing for the diagnosis and typing of Old World Leishmania infection in an area of nonendemicity. During this 42-month study, 29 of 168 consecutive samples were examined and classified as positive for Leishmania by direct examination and/or in vitro culture. This molecular approach showed excellent sensitivity (97%) and specificity (100%) compared to direct examination (86 and 100%, respectively) and in vitro culture (72 and 100%, respectively). Isoenzymatic and molecular typing allowed similar identification for 12 samples. Besides, PCR and subsequent sequencing of DNA products permitted the species identification of 14 samples for which parasite culture remained negative or did not allow isoenzymatic characterization, indicating the complementarity of parasitological and molecular tools.
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