Leishmania infantum AS A CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of theLeishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was possible to characterize this species in seve...

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Main Authors: Ludiele Souza CASTRO, Adriana de Oliveira FRANÇA, Eduardo de Castro FERREIRA, Günther HANS FILHO, Minoru German HIGA JÚNIOR, Célia Maria Ferreira GONTIJO, Agnes Antônia Sampaio PEREIRA, Maria Elizabeth Moraes C. DORVAL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000501&lng=en&tlng=en