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SUBMITTER: Kato H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6605678 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kato Hirotomo H Cáceres Abraham G AG Seki Chisato C Silupu García Carmen Rosa CR Holguín Mauricci Carlos C Castro Martínez Salvadora Concepción SC Moreno Paico Dafne D Castro Muniz Josefa Leila JL Troyes Rivera Lucinda Doriz LD Villegas Briones Zoila Isabel ZI Guerrero Quincho Silvia S Sulca Jayo Guísela Lucy GL Tineo Villafuerte Edwin E Manrique de Lara Estrada Carlos C Arias Fernando Rafael FR Passara Fredy Santiago FS Ruelas Llerena Nancy N Kubo Makoto M Tabbabi Ahmed A Yamamoto Daisuke S DS Hashiguchi Yoshihisa Y
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20190620 6
To obtain further insight into geographic distribution of Leishmania species in Peru, a countrywide survey, including central to southern rainforest areas where information on causative parasite species is limited, was performed based on cytochrome b (cyt b) and mannose phosphate isomerase (mpi) gene analyses. A total of 262 clinical samples were collected from patients suspected of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in 28 provinces of 13 departments, of which 99 samples were impregnated on FTA (Flind ...[more]