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Table 4 Leishmania species identified by PS-PCR causing ATL in NW Argentina

From: Polymorphism-specific PCR enhances the diagnostic performance of American tegumentary leishmaniasis and allows the rapid identification of Leishmania species from Argentina

Leishmaniaspp.

Prevalence

Total (%)

SCL

MultCL

DSCL

MCL

L. (V.) braziliensis

15

4

2

7

28 (90.3)

L. (V.) guyanensis

-

2

-

-

2 (6.5)

L. (V.) panamensis

1

-

-

-

1 (3.2)

L. mexicana or donovani complex

-

-

-

-

0 (−)

  1. ATL = American tegumentary leishmaniasis; SCL = single cutaneous leishmaniasis; MultCL = multiple cutaneous leishmaniasis; DSCL = disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis; MCL = mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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