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Activity of Chitosan and Its Derivatives against Leishmania major and Leishmania mexicana In Vitro

There is an urgent need for safe, efficacious, affordable, and field-adapted drugs for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis, which newly affects around 1.5 million people worldwide annually. Chitosan, a biodegradable cationic polysaccharide, has previously been reported to have antimicrobial, an...

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Autores principales: Riezk, Alaa, Raynes, John G., Yardley, Vanessa, Murdan, Sudaxshina, Croft, Simon L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7038302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31871082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01772-19