Oronasal leishmaniasis caused by a parasite with an unusual isoenzyme profile

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-98

  Ibrahim, Muntaser ^a,d,e   Suliman, Ahmed ^b   Hashim, Faisal A ^c   Khalil, Tahir A G ^b   Evans, David A ^d   Kharazmi, Arsalan ^b,c   Hassan, Ahmed M E L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b National Public Health Laboratory   (Sudan)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ESTERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; ISOENZYME; KINETOPLAST DNA; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MANNOSE PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; NUCLEOSIDASE; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROLINE IMINOPEPTIDASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; MOUTH INFECTION; MOUTH MUCOSA; NOSE INFECTION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUDAN;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 0031038115     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.96     Document Type: Article

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