Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. I. Laboratory diagnosis

Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. I. Laboratory diagnosis

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Leishmanial parasites were detected in 71.2% of patients with cutaneous disease and 48% of patients with mucosal disease, using principally scanning of imprints mears and histological sections and hamster inoculation. Parasites were more frequent in early cutaneous lesions (p < 0.005) o fless tha...

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Main Authors: César C. Cuba, Elmer A. Llanos-Cuentas, Air C. Barreto, Albino V. Magalhães, Edinaldo L. Lago, Steven G. Reed, Philip D. Marsden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1984-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
Isolamento de parasito
Imunodiagnóstico
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