Immunochemotherapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis: a controlled trial using killed Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis vaccine plus antimonial
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 41 (2) , 73-78
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01336.x
Abstract
Background Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries in the world, and 350 million individuals are at risk of acquiring the disease. Treatment for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is long, expen...Keywords
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