Vaccum aspiratory puncture system for Leishmania culturing, isolation and transport: preliminary report

Leishmania isolation; Vacuum system; Field conditions

PRELIMINARY REPORT

Vaccum aspiratory puncture system for Leishmania culturing, isolation and transport. Preliminary report

Mauro Célio de A. Marzochi^I; Pedro César Teixeira^I; Keyla Belízia F. Marzochi^I; Nilton Francisco da Conceição^I; Wanda Coutinho^II; Deoclécio Bezerra de Brito^II

^IDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro

^IIInstituto Municipal de Medicina Veterinária "Jorge Vaistnian" Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro

^{Address for correspondence}

Key words: Leishmania isolation; Vacuum system; Field conditions.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We thank Dr. H. Momen for revewing the manuscript and Mrs. Rogéria Pelegrino for secretarial assistance.

Recebido para publicação em 20/08/1992

Aceito para publicação em 03/03/1993

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  20 July 2006
• Date of issue
  June 1993

History

• Accepted
  03 Mar 1993
• Received
  20 Aug 1992