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American tegumentary leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis: assessment of parasite genetic variability at intra- and inter-patient levels.
Parasites & vectors - 20 Jun 2013
Oliveira Fernanda S, Valete-Rosalino Cláudia M, Pacheco Sandro J B, Costa Filipe A Carvalho, Schubach Armando O, Pacheco Raquel S
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BACKGROUND: The genetic variability of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis was assessed at intra and interpatient levels of individuals with different clinical manifestations of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). METHODS: Fifty-two samples, of which 13 originated from cutaneous lesions and 39 from mucosal lesions, provided by 35 patients, were examined by low-stringency single-specific-primer PCR (LSSP-PCR)...
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