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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Main Authors: Gustavo Sanchez-Tejeda, Noris Rodríguez, Carlos I Parra, Omar Hernandez-Montes, Douglas C Barker, Amalia Monroy-Ostria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000100002