Occupationally Acquired American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Occupationally Acquired American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

We report two occupationally acquired cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL): one accidental laboratory autoinoculation by contaminated needlestick while handling an ACL lesion sample, and one acquired during field studies on bird biology. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays of patient l...

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Main Authors:	Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Maria Sandra Andrade, Éricka Lima de Almeida, Ângela Cristina Rapela Medeiros, Roberto Pereira Werkhäuser, Ana Isabele Freitas de Araújo, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/279517
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