TY - JOUR AU - Qurtas, Dindar S. AU - Shabila, Nazar Pauls PY - 2020 DA - 2020/09/01 TI - Using Q-methodology to understand the perspectives and practical experiences of dermatologists about treatment difficulties of cutaneous leishmaniasis JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 645 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - During the outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that started in 2015, the course of the disease and the treatment were not consistent with the available literature. Physicians, particularly dermatologists, faced challenges with treating the cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions with high rates of treatment failure and resistance to treatment. We used Q-methodology to understand the range and diversities of opinions and the practical experiences of dermatologists about the treatment difficulties of cutaneous leishmaniasis. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05365-0 DO - 10.1186/s12879-020-05365-0 ID - Qurtas2020 ER -