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, Isin; Erat, AYŞEGÜL; GÜNGÖR, DİLEK; Kayabasi, Cagla; Cavus, Ibrahim; Bastien, Patrick; Pratlong, Francine; KOCAGÖZ, Zühtü; 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
Keywords: leishmaniasis, Leishmania major, ITS1 RT-PCR, enriched NNN medium, mouse model, Turkey, Leishmaniose, Leishmania major, ITS1 RT-PCR, milieu NNN enrichi, modele murin, Turquie, Leishmaniasis, Leishmania major, RT-PCR, ITS1, medio NNN enriquecido, modelo murino, Turquia, SAND FLIES, CLIMATE-CHANGE, MIDDLE-EAST, PSYCHODIDAE, DIPTERA, PROVINCE, TROPICA, INFECTION, INFANTUM, FEATURES
Akdeniz 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.