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

• Autores principales: Jairo E Perez-Franco (Autor), Mónica L Cruz-Barrera (Autor), Marta L Robayo (Autor), Myriam C Lopez (Autor), Carlos D Daza (Autor), Angela Bedoya (Autor), Maria L Mariño (Autor), Carlos H Saavedra (Autor), Maria C Echeverry (Autor)
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• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...