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Molecular Identification of Parasites Causing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Panama.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 11 Jan 2021
Miranda Aracelis Del C, González Kadir A, Samudio Franklyn, Pineda Vanessa J, Calzada José E, Capitan-Barrios Zeuz, Jiménez Ana, Castillo Juan, Mendoza Yaxelis, Suárez José A, Ortiz Betsi, Méndez Juan, Pascale Juan M, Grögl Max, Sosa Néstor, Saldaña Azael
Abstract excerpt
Isolates from 475 cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients from three endemic regions were studied by three typing techniques. The molecular analysis from lesion scrapings based on hsp70 PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) showed that 78.1% (371/475) restriction patterns corresponded to Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis, 19% (90/475) to Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis, and 3.0% (14/475) to Leishmania...
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