Test accuracy of polymerase chain reaction methods against conventional diagnostic techniques for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in patients with clinical or epidemiological suspicion of CL: Systematic review and meta-analysis

• Luz Estella Mesa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations PECET- Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia-UdeA, Calle, Medellín-Colombia, Epidemiology and Biostatistic, Universidad CES Calle, Medellín-Colombia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3556-8977

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• Rubén Manrique,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistic, Universidad CES Calle, Medellín-Colombia

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• Carlos Muskus,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation PECET- Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia-UdeA, Calle, Medellín-Colombia

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• Sara M. Robledo

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: sara.robledo@udea.edu.co

  Affiliation PECET- Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Antioquia-UdeA, Calle, Medellín-Colombia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2752-4931

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