Evaluation of a standardized leishmanin skin test in Guatemala

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 394-396

  Arana, Byron A ^a   Roca, Mirian ^a   Rizzo, Nidia R ^a   Mendoza, Carlos E ^a   Kroeger, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigens; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Diagnosis; Guatemala; Leishmania major; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROMASTIGOTE; SCAR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN TEST; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0032816579     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90129-3     Document Type: Article

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