Clinical and parasitological factors in parasite persistence after treatment and clinical cure of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Alvaro J Martínez-Valencia (Author), Carlos Frisherald Daza-Rivera (Author), Mariana Rosales-Chilama (Author), Alexandra Cossio (Author), Elkin J Casadiego Rincón (Author), Mayur M Desai (Author), Nancy Gore Saravia (Author), María Adelaida Gómez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The determinants of parasite persistence or elimination after treatment and clinical resolution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are unknown. We investigated clinical and parasitological parameters associated with the presence and viability of Leishmania after treatment and resolution of CL caused by...