Leishmaniasis in Turkey: first clinical isolation of Leishmania major from 18 autochthonous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in four geographical regions

ÖZBİLGİN, AHMET; Culha, Guelnaz; UZUN, SONER; HARMAN, MEHMET; Topal, Suhan; Okudan, Fulya; YILDIZ ZEYREK, FADİLE; GÜNDÜZ, CUMHUR; ÖSTAN URAL, İPEK; Karakus, Mehmet; TÖZ, SERAY; KURT, Özgür; AKYAR, Işın; Erat, Aysegul; GÜNGÖR, DİLEK; Kayabasi, Cagla; Cavus, Ibrahim; Bastien, Patrick; Pratlong, Francine; Kocagoz, Tanil; ÖZBEL, YUSUF

doi:10.1111/tmi.12698

Leishmaniasis in Turkey: first clinical isolation of Leishmania major from 18 autochthonous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in four geographical regions

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TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, vol.21, no.6, pp.783-791, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1111/tmi.12698
Journal Name: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.783-791
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ObjectiveTo report isolation of Leishmaniamajor strains obtained from 18 Turkish autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients infected with L.major between 2011 and 2014.