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Table 5 Leishmania species identification

From: Molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and identification of the causative Leishmania species in Morocco by using three PCR-based assays

PCR assays

L. major

L. tropica

Total

ITS1 PCR

19

25

44

 

L. tropica/L. infantum

 

Lmj4/Uni21 PCR

15

20

35

  1. NB: one clinical sample identified as L. infantum by ITS1 PCR but negative by the other techniques is not included in this table.