Association of treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis prior to ulcer development with high rate of failure in Northeastern Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 574-579

  Unger, Alon ^b   O'Neal, Seth ^c   Machado, Paulo R L ^a   Guimarães, Luiz H ^a   Morgan, Daniel J ^d   Schriefer, Albert ^a   Bacellar, Olívia ^a   Glesby, Marshall J ^e   Carvalho, Edgar M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPULE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; BRAZIL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349179555     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.574     Document Type: Article

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