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- Title
Comparación de pruebas moleculares para el diagnóstico de Leishmania spp. en lesiones cutáneas con baja carga parasitaria.
- Authors
Reina, Adelys; Pineda, Vanessa; Eduardo Calzada, José; Saldaña Patiño, Azael
- Abstract
Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a serious public health problem in Panama. The diagnosis of this parasitosis has always been challenging, not only because of its similarity to other dermal infections, but also because of characteristics of the lesions, such as low parasite loads. Materials and Methods: In this study, 235 DNA samples from smear-negative lesions by LC obtained during the period 2015-2019 were evaluated by four molecular methods. Results: The results indicate that the sensitivities found were 75.6% (CI 0.6234-0.8709) for kDNA-Gene-specific PCR, 66.7% (CI 0.5359-0.776) for Hsp70-Gene-specific PCR and 77.6% (CI 0.645-0.8949) for 18S ribosomal qPCR. All tests obtained a positive predictive value of 100%, while the highest negative predictive value was with qPCR (80.58%) and the lowest with Hsp70-Gene-specific PCR (73.2%). In terms of diagnostic accuracy, a range greater than 82% was obtained in all the tests evaluated. Conclusion: This study confirms the good sensitivity of kDNA-Viannia PCR for the analysis of LC lesions with low parasite load. This methodology is relatively easy to standardize, so it is recommended for use in regional clinical laboratories in Panama. Although 18S ribosomal qPCR showed a relatively lower sensitivity, the use of this methodology should also be considered because of its ease of use, shorter execution time and quantification capacity.
- Publication
Revista Médica de Panamá, 2023, Vol 43, Issue 3, p116
- ISSN
0379-1629
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.37980/im.journal.rmdp.20232228