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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz., 4(94), p. 509-511, 1999

DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761999000400015

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Sensitivity of Lymph Node Aspiration in Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

Journal article published in 1999 by Romero,Gustavo Adolfo Sierra, Vanize de Oliveira Macêdo, Macêdo,Vanize de Oliveira, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero ORCID, Sampaio,Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio, De Oliveira Macêdo, V. De Oliveira Macêdo, Marsden,Philip Davis, Philip Davis Marsden
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Abstract

Twenty nine patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis had lymph node and skin ulcer aspirations for culture of Leishmania with the modified Marzochi´s vacuum aspiratory technique. Sensitivity of lymph node aspiration was 58.6% and 34.5% for skin ulcer aspiration (P=0.06). Combined sensitivity of the two methods was 79.3%. There was no agreement between methods (Kappa Index = -0.084; CI95% -0,45; 0,28) showing the potential complementary roles in diagnostic approach.