Detection of Leishmania parasites in the blood of patients with isolated cutaneous leishmaniasis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Nakkash Chmaisse, Hania ^a   Makki, Raja ^a   Nahhas, Georges ^b   Knio, Khouzama ^b   Nuwayri Salti, Nuha ^b  

^a BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Blood; Culture; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Systemic treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEBANON; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959196984     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.03.022     Document Type: Article

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