Clinical and parasitological factors in parasite persistence after treatment and clinical cure of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Clinical and parasitological factors in parasite persistence after treatment and clinical cure of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

The determinants of parasite persistence or elimination after treatment and clinical resolution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are unknown. We investigated clinical and parasitological parameters associated with the presence and viability of Leishmania after treatment and resolution of CL caused by...

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Main Authors: Alvaro J Martínez-Valencia, Carlos Frisherald Daza-Rivera, Mariana Rosales-Chilama, Alexandra Cossio, Elkin J Casadiego Rincón, Mayur M Desai, Nancy Gore Saravia, María Adelaida Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5526576?pdf=render

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