Molecular identification of Leishmania isolates obtained from patients suspected as having cutaneous leishmaniasis referred to reference laboratories from Yazd province in central Iran

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) continues to be an increasing public health problem in Iran. The dominant etiologic agents of CL in the Old World are Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. One of the important endemic foci of CL in Iran is Yazd. Recently, previous studies showed the equal...

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Main Authors: Farzaneh Mirzaie, Gilda Eslami, Mohammad Hossein Yosefi, Nader Pestehchian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=92;epage=92;aulast=Mirzaie