Changes in the microbiological diagnosis and epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in real-time PCR era: A six-year experience in a referral center in Barcelona.
Aroa SilgadoMayuli ArmasAdrián Sánchez-MontalváLidia GoterrisMaria UbalsJordi Temprana-SalvadorGloria AparicioCarmen ChicharroNúria Serre-DelcorBerta FerrerIsrael Molina RomeroVicente García-Patos BrionesTomas PumarolaElena SulleiroPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
An increase in both autochthonous and imported CL cases has been observed in past years in our hospital. Molecular techniques assist in improving CL diagnosis and characterization of the Leishmania species, mainly in imported cases.