Clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniasis and direct PCR-based identification of parasite species in a new focus in Southeast of Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 44-51

  Fazaeli, A ^a,b   Fouladi, B ^c   Hasheme Shahri, S M ^d   Sharifi, I ^e  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Iran; Leishmania major

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549084755     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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