Imported leishmaniasis in travelers: a 7-year retrospective from a Parisian hospital in France

Imported leishmaniasis in travelers: a 7-year retrospective from a Parisian hospital in France

Highlights Imported leishmaniases are regularly seen in non-endemic areas. Cutaneous forms are due to different species that need to be correctly identified for adapting treatment and epidemiologic purposes. The index of suspicion for the visceral form is often low because of the non-specificity of...

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Main Authors: Nesrine Aissaoui, Samia Hamane, Maud Gits-Muselli, Antoine Petit, Mazouz Benderdouche, Blandine Denis, Alexandre Alanio, Sarah Dellière, Martine Bagot, Stéphane Bretagne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Visceral leishmaniasis
Quantitative PCR
Cytochrome b sequencing
Leishmania major
Leishmania tropica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06631-5

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