Prevalence of Leishmania species among patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection endemic in more than ninety countries of the world. The cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a most common form of leishmaniasis and it remains to be a major public health issue in Saudi Arabia. This study was undertaken to investigate the Leishmania species responsible for CL infection in different provinces of Qassim, Saudi Arabia.

Methods

Skin biopsies were obtained from CL patients and DNA was extracted using the Magna pure system. Leishmania species were identified by highly specific/sensitive quantitative and qualitative PCR.

Results

Out of total 206 CL biopsies, 49.5% biopsies were found to be positive for Leishmania major (L. major), 28.6% biopsies were positive for Leishmania tropica (L. tropica), 3.9% were found t

SUBMITTER: Rasheed Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6451202 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature