Clinical and Parasitological Features of Patients with American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis that Did Not Respond to Treatment with Meglumine Antimoniate.

• Main Authors: Jairo E Perez-Franco (Author), Mónica L Cruz-Barrera (Author), Marta L Robayo (Author), Myriam C Lopez (Author), Carlos D Daza (Author), Angela Bedoya (Author), Maria L Mariño (Author), Carlos H Saavedra (Author), Maria C Echeverry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a complicated disease producing about 67.000 new cases per year. The severity of the disease depends on the parasite species; however in the vast majority of cases species confirmation is not feasible. WHO suggestion for ACL produced by Leishmania...