Open AccessDecreased effect of glucantime in cutaneous leishmaniasis complicated with secondary bacterial infection
Author(s) -
G Sadeghian,
Hengameh Ziaei,
LShirani Bidabadi,
A Zolfaghari Baghbaderani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.77549
Subject(s) - medicine , cutaneous leishmaniasis , leishmaniasis , microbiological culture , gastroenterology , group b , dermatology , immunology , bacteria , biology , genetics
Glucantime is regarded as the first-line treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL); however, failure to treatment is a problem in many cases.