Epidemiologic, genetic, and clinical associations among phenotypically distinct populations of Leishmania (Viannia) in Colombia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 86-94

  Saravia, Nancy G ^a   Segura, Iris ^a   Holguin, Ana F ^b   Santrich, Cecilia ^a   Valderrama, Liliana ^a   Ocampo, Clara ^c  

^a Corp Ctro Internacional EIM ^*  (Colombia)

^b Calle 13 Oeste No 2A 05 ^*  (Colombia)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOENZYME; NUCLEOSIDASE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROLINE IMINOPEPTIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031776121     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.86     Document Type: Article

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