Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment response varies depending on parasite species, geographical location and development of secondary infection

Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment response varies depending on parasite species, geographical location and development of secondary infection

Abstract Background In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Leishmania major and L. tropica are the main causative agents of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). The national CL treatment regimen consists of topical 1% clotrimazole/2% fusidic acid cream followed by 1–2 courses of intralesional sodi...

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Main Authors: Waleed S. Al-Salem, Carla Solórzano, Gareth D. Weedall, Naomi A. Dyer, Louise Kelly-Hope, Aitor Casas-Sánchez, Yasser Alraey, Essam J. Alyamani, Alice Halliday, Salah M. Balghonaim, Khalid S. Alsohibany, Zeyad Alzeyadi, Mohamed H. Alzahrani, Ali M. Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M. Assiri, Ziad Memish, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Saudi Arabia
Epidemiology
Treatment response
Secondary infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3453-4

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