Epidemiology of american cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 73-83

  Johnson, W D ^a,b,c,d   Jones, T C ^a,b,c,d   Barretto, A C ^a,b,c,d   Lago, E ^a,b,c,d   Badaro, R ^a,b,c,d   Cerf, B ^a,b,c,d   Reed, S G ^a,b,c,d   Netto, E M ^a,b,c,d   Tada, M S ^a,b,c,d   Franca, F ^a,b,c,d   Wiese, K ^a,b,c,d   Golightly, L ^a,b,c,d   Fikrig, E ^a,b,c,d   Costa, J M L ^a,b,c,d   Cuba, C C ^a,b,c,d   Marsden, P D ^a,b,c,d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c University of Bahia ^*  (United States)

^d MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; THERAPY; TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAZIL; CHILD; DISEASE VECTORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; MALE; SEASONS; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023243222     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.1.73     Document Type: Article

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