Fitness and Phenotypic Characterization of Miltefosine-Resistant Leishmania major
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Fitness and Phenotypic Characterization of Miltefosine-Resistant Leishmania major
Trypanosomatid parasites of the genus Leishmania are the causative agents of leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease with several clinical manifestations. Leishmania major is the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), which is largely characterized by ulcerative lesions appearing on the skin. Current treatments of leishmaniasis include pentavalent antimonials and amphotericin B, h...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003948