Table 2.
Presence of Leishmania confirmed by cytology, parasite culture, Leishmania RT-PCR on single or multiple skin lesions from the dogs studied
| Case number | Cytology | Culture | PCR ( l /s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
+ |
NP |
NP |
|
2 |
+ (a;b;c) |
+ (a;c); − (b); |
+ (a 60000); + (b 20000); + (c 50000); |
|
3 |
+ (a; b) |
- (a; b) |
+ (a 8000); + (b 20000); |
|
4 |
+ (a; b; c) |
NP |
NP |
|
5 |
- |
- |
+ (200) |
|
6 |
- |
- |
+ (600) |
|
7 |
- |
- |
+ (a 5120); + (b 10) |
|
8 |
+ |
- |
- |
|
9 |
- |
+ |
+ (9500) |
|
10 |
+ (a; b) |
+(a; b) |
+ (a 10000); + (b 6500); |
|
11 |
NP |
- |
+ (950) |
|
12 |
NP |
NP |
+ (4000) |
|
13 |
NP |
NP |
+ (8700) |
|
14 |
+ |
NP |
+ (1350) |
|
15 |
+ |
NP |
+ (2000) |
|
16 |
NP |
NP |
+ (20) |
| 17 | - | NP | + (800) |
+/−: presence or absence of Leishmania amastigotes by cytology or positive or negative by culture or PCR; NP: not performed; (l/s): Leishmania/sample; (a, b or c): results of different lesions sampled.