Leishmania tropica in northern Israel: A clinical overview of an emerging focus

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 810-815

  Shani Adir, Ayelet ^a   Kamil, Stephanie ^a   Rozenman, Dganit ^a   Schwartz, Eli ^b   Ramon, Michal ^c   Zalman, Lucia ^a   Nasereddin, Abed ^d   Jaffe, Charles L ^d   Ephros, Moshe ^e  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; PAROMOMYCIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 27144448022     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.026     Document Type: Article

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