Detection of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by PCR in Fasa district in 2012

Determination of Reservoir(s) and Vector(s) of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Nested-PCR in Marvdasht District, Fars Province, Southern Iran

Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an increasing public health problem in several parts of Iran. In southern parts, the incidence of CL has been doubled over the last decade. This epidemiological study was done for determination of reservoir(s) and vector(s) of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural regions of Marvdasht, Fars province,southern Iran during 2003 and 2004. Methods: A total of...

Identification of Species Causing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by PCR in Chahbahar, Iran

ABSTRACT        Background and Objective: Chabahar is in Southern Iran located near the Iran-Pakistan border. Since leishmaniasis is an emerging disease in this region, this study aimed to diagnose the disease and identify different species of Leishmania parasite in the patients referred to the central laboratory.       Methods: Thi...

detection of drug resistance gene in cutaneous leishmaniasis by pcr in some endemic areas of iran

Determination of Leishmania species causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mashhad by PCR-RFLP method

Three species of L. tropica, L. major and L. infantum are known as main causal agents of leishmaniasis have been reported in Iran. Since cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in North East of Iran, in the present work, 50 Leishmania positive isolates from human cases in Mashhad (Center of Razavi province, North East of Iran), were genotyped by means of polymerase chain reaction-restriction f...

Detection of Drug Resistance Gene in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by PCR in Some Endemic Areas of Iran

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis is still a health problem in many rural and urban regions of Iran and drug resistance has emerged as a major impediment in the treatment of leishmaniasis. This study aims to determine the drug resistance gene in cutaneous leishmaniasis by PCR in some endemic areas of Iran. METHODS Ninety seven samples were collected from ulcers of leishmaniasis patients from...

The Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the City and Suburb of Mohammadabad, Jiroft District and Identification of Parasite Species by Nested-PCR, 2008

Background & Aims: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a health problem in the world, including Iran. The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiology of CL and determination of the causative parasite species in the city and suburb of Mohammadabad, Jiroft district. Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in census manner. Diagnosis was based on direct smear micros...