Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by members of Leishmania braziliensis complex in Nayarit, State of Mexico
An epidemiological study was carried out in the northern Mexican state, Nayarit. Fourteen patients with possible cutaneous leishmaniasis skin lesions gave positive Montenegro skin tests. Biopsies were taken from the skin ulcer and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific primers for...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2001-01-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000100002 |