title: Study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Campeche (Yucatan Peninsula), Mexico, over a period of two years.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in the Calakmul municipality of the Campeche State, during two years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Individuals with skin lesions were evaluated. Aspirates taken from the lesions were cultured, PCR was performed to diagnose the Leishmania species.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The culture detected 42% of the samples. PCR diagnosed CL in 76% of the samples; of those 38% were from children and 62% from adults. 89% of the patients were infected with L. mexicana; 14.4% with Mexican strains of L. mexicana; 7% with L. braziliensis; 3.6% with L. mexicana and L. braziliensis. The most affected villages with CL were Dos Lagunas Sur with 12.3%, La Mancolona with 6.5% and La Guadalupe with 2.2% of prevalence, respectively. After the treatment with Glucantime, 96% of the patients were healed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CL is an important public health concern in Calakmul, and the parasite causing it belongs to Leishmania mexicana and Leishmania braziliensis complexes.
authors: Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors: Mirsha Pamela
authors: MP
authors: Hernández-Rivera
authors: Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Hernández-Montes
authors: Honorable Ayuntamiento de Calakmul, Campeche, México.
authors: Adelaido
authors: A
authors: Chiñas-Pérez
authors: Honorable Ayuntamiento de Calakmul, Campeche, México.
authors: Juan Miguel
authors: JM
authors: Batiza-Avelar
authors: Secretaria de Salud, México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Sánchez-Tejeda
authors: Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Wong-Ramírez
authors: Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors: Amalia
authors: A
authors: Monroy-Ostria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D062306:Geography, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007894:Leishmania mexicana / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D012074:Remission Induction; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate