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Table 2 Results of all methods applied to the samples taken from dogs and ticks that showed growth of a Leishmania culture from the material obtained from the ticks, Federal District, Brazil, 2011

From: Successful isolation of Leishmania infantum from Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from naturally infected dogs

Dogs

Ticks

Cultures

Dog

ELISA

IFI

DPP

PCR Canine blood (kDNA)

PCR Canine blood (hsp70)

Collected ticks

Tick sex (n)

PCR (kDNA) Pool SG

PCR (kDNA) Pool Int.

Culture (NNN)

PCR (kDNA) Culture

PCR (hsp70) Culture

I

Reagent

1/80

Positive

Positive

Negative

6

Male (1)

Positivo

Negative

Negative

ND

ND

       

Female (5)

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

II

Reagent

1/80

Positive

Positive

Negative

5

Male (5)

Positive

Positive

Positive

Negative

Negative

III

Reagent

1/80

Positive

Positive

Positive

8

Male (5)

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

       

Female (3)

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

IV

Reagente

1/40

Positive

Positive

Positive

2

Male (1)

Negative

Negative

Negative

ND

ND

       

Female (1)

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

  1. ND: not done; SG: Salivary glands; Int.: Intestines