Leishmania infantum AS A CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of theLeishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was possible to characterize this species in seve...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Ludiele Souza CASTRO, Adriana de Oliveira FRANÇA, Eduardo de Castro FERREIRA, Günther HANS FILHO, Minoru German HIGA JÚNIOR, Célia Maria Ferreira GONTIJO, Agnes Antônia Sampaio PEREIRA, Maria Elizabeth Moraes C. DORVAL
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2016
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
PCR
Leishmania infantum
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201658023
https://doaj.org/article/991fee93f49645189470ca06bc330a1d
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Summary:Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of theLeishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was possible to characterize this species in seven slides from cutaneous tissue imprints from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

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