Iran J Parasitol. 2017 Oct-Dec;12(4):534-543.
Cytochrome .
Iranian journal of parasitology
Gholamreza Motalleb, Hadi Mirahmadi, Ahmad Zare-Zadeh, Ahmad Mehravaran
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.
- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Resistant Tuberculosis Institute, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
- Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
- Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Campus, Graduate School, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.
PMID: 29317878
PMCID: PMC5756303
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite the high prevalence and drug resistance of disease in Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran, the species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has not been identified. In the present study, cytochrome
METHODS: This study was conducted from Oct 2015 to Oct 2016. The samples were collected from the individuals clinically suspected to CL and referred to Iran Shahr, Chabahar, Khash, Zabol, Zahedan, Mirjaveh, and Nikshahr health centers. Overall, 700 Giemsa-Stained slides from the wound of patients suspected of CL were passive collected and examined under a light microscope at ×1000. After DNA extraction, positive samples were used for Cyt
RESULTS: Overall, 53 samples were identified as
CONCLUSION: Infection was more related to
Keywords: Cytochrome b; DNA sequencing; Iran; Leishmania major; Leishmania tropica; PCR
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