Cutaneous leishmaniasis: iso-enzyme characterisation of Leishmania tropica.

نویسندگان

  • M A Rab
  • L al Rustamani
  • R A Bhutta
  • M T Mahmood
  • D A Evans
چکیده

In order to identify and characterise the organisms responsible for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, parasites were isolated from active lesions, grown in-vitro cultures and identified by iso-enzyme characterisation. Thirteen isolates from different patients were typed as L. tropica. Seven of these isolates were from Afghan refugees encamped in the suburbs of Islamabad, 3 were from patients in Multan, 1 was from a patient from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1 was from Besham (Swat, NWFP). The study confirms the presence of anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishamaniasis caused by L. Tropica in Pakistan.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

دوره 47 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997