Untreated zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis characterizing a highly aggressive strain type of Leishmania major in Uzbekistan [16]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1432-1433

  Faulde, Michael K ^a   Werner, A ^b   Heyl, G ^c  

^a BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^b German Air Force   (Uzbekistan)

^c Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Munchen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LEISHMANIA VACCINE; MILTEFOSINE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GERBIL; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; KELOID; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SUPERINFECTION; UZBEKISTAN; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; UZBEKISTAN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 35648965235     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02240.x     Document Type: Letter

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