First molecular characterization of Leishmania infantum species in patients infected with visceral leishmaniasis in Misiones province, Argentina

Conclusion: This finding constitutes the first molecular identification of the Leishmania infantum species in autochthonous patients of Misiones province, Argentina. This study highlights the importance of PCR for species identification in epidemiological studies of visceral leishmaniosis in Argentina. PMID: 31529825 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31529825?dopt=Abstract

Source: Biomedica : Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - September 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Biomedica Source Type: research