Direct Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis :What Influence the Sensitivity of Dermal Scrapping
published by Aِl-Baath University
in 2017
in Medicine
and research's language is
العربية
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Abstract in English
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is still one of the most important health
problems in Syria which witnessed increasing the numbers of
cutnaneous leishmaniasis reported, especially during the crisis ,Also
the direct microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained scrapings of
lesions is still a suitable method for diagnosis of cutaneous
leishmaniasis due to the low cost, ease of performance, speed, and
lack of a need for sophisticated laboratory equipment.
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