Is Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-253 involved in an outbreak among intravenous drug users?

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-386

  Chicharro, C ^a   Sirera, G ^b   Ares, M ^a   Sans, A ^c   Videla, S ^c   Alvar, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^c Laboratorios Dr Esteve SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intravenous drug users; Isoenzyme characterization; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniasis; Spain; Zymodemes

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SPAIN;

EID: 0032870714     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90125-6     Document Type: Article

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