An overview of a diagnostic and epidemiologic reappraisal of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-21

  Farahmand, Mahin ^a   Nahrevanian, Hossein ^a   Shirazi, Hasti Atashi ^a   Naeimi, Sabah ^a   Farzanehnejad, Zahra ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Epidemiology; Iran; Leishmaniasis; Molecular biology; Parasitological analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79955974618     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702011000100004     Document Type: Article

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