Co-infection by Leishmania amazonensis and L. infantum/L. chagasi in a case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 529-532

  Martinez, E ^a   Mollinedo, S ^a   Torrez, M ^a   Munoz M ^b   Banuls A L ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Case report; Co infection; Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania amazonensis; Leishmania infantum chagasi; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISOENZYME; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN SCAR; SKIN TEST; SKIN ULCER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036759736     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90428-1     Document Type: Article

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