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ArticlePathogens and global health2021

Diagnosing human cutaneous leishmaniasis using fluorescence

Thilini Jayasena Kaluarachchi, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Manjula Weerasekera, Surangi Yasawardene, Andrew J McBain, Bandujith Yapa, Hiromel De Silva, Chandranie Menike, Subodha Jayathilake, Anuradha Munasinghe and 2 more

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Article in Pathogens and global health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Thilini Jayasena KaluarachchiDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0002-1635-4917
Rajitha WickremasingheDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0001-7909-7033
Manjula WeerasekeraDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0002-8194-2205
Surangi YasawardeneDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0002-9193-4372
Andrew J McBainDivision of Pharmacy & Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, the University of Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5255-5425
Bandujith YapaDermatology Unit, District General Hospital, Matara, Sri Lanka.
Hiromel De SilvaDermatology Unit, Base Hospital, Tangalle, Sri Lanka.
Chandranie MenikeDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Subodha JayathilakeDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Anuradha MunasingheDepartment of Transport and Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Renu WickremasingheDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0001-6626-4242
Shalindra RanasingheDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0002-8173-334X
University of Sri Jayewardenepura · LKUniversity of Kelaniya · LKManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBUniversity of Moratuwa · LKVavuniya General Hospital · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sri Lanka. Giemsa-stained slit-skin-smears (SSS-Giemsa) and histology are routinely used in diagnosis with a sensitivity of 40-70%. PCR currently has limited accessibility. Therefore, we assessed the sensitivity and specificity of a previously described fluorescence

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Leishmaniasis, CutaneousHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesPolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityCutaneous leishmaniasisfluorescence in situ hybridizationSri Lanka

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PMID33686909
PMCPMC8547812
OpenAlexW3133813837

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