Prophylactic effect of cutaneous leishmaniasis against COVID-19: a case-control field assessment

ABSTRACT: Introduction: We assessed the potential relationship between COVID-19 and laboratory-confirmed cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL)-registered cases with a history of scarring, compared with volunteer participants without history of CL. Methods: This case-control retrospective study was conducted...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Bamorovat, Iraj Sharifi, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian, Ali Karamoozian, Amirhossein Tahmouresi, Abdollah Jafarzadeh, Amireh Heshmatkhah, Fatemeh Sharifi, Ehsan Salarkia, Tabandeh Khaleghi, Ahmad Khosravi, Maryam Nooshadokht, Mehdi Borhani Zarandi, Maryam Barghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007578