Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is the predominant species infecting patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil

Acta Tropica

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-258

  Passos, V M A ^a,b   Fernandes, O ^b   Lacerda, P A F ^b   Volpini, A C ^b   Gontijo, C M F ^b   Degrave, W ^b   Romanha, A J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

American cutaneous leishmaniasis; Brazil; Human infection; Leishmania (V.) braziliensis; Molecular characterization of parasites

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

BRAZIL;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; VIANNIA;

EID: 0032933908     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(98)00100-4     Document Type: Article

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