Anti-Leishmania IgG is a marker of disseminated leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.016