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Species diversity causing human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio Branco, state of Acre, Brazil.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Sept 2006
Tojal da Silva Anna Christina, Cupolillo Elisa, Volpini Angela Cristina, Almeida Roque, Romero Gustavo Adolfo Sierra
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OBJECTIVE: Information on Leishmania species diversity in western Brazilian Amazon and the clinical picture of human cutaneous leishmaniasis it causes is scarce. We describe clinical findings, diagnostic procedures and identification of Leishmania species in patients from that region. METHODS: The sample consisted of 50 patients, prospectively evaluated for epidemiological and clinical characteristics by means of...
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