Cutaneous Leishmania mexicana infections in the United States: defining strains through endemic human pediatric cases in northern Texas

ABSTRACTOver a 6-month span, three patients under 5 years old with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children’s Health Dallas. None had traveled outside of northern Texas/southern Oklahoma; all had Lei...

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Main Authors: Binita Nepal, Clare McCormick-Baw, Karisma Patel, Sarah Firmani, Dawn M. Wetzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-03-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00814-23