| cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania tropica in bikaner, india: parasite identification and characterization using molecular and immunologic tools. | identification of new foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl), along with reports of leishmania donovani causing the disease, is an issue of concern. clinico-epidemiologic analysis of 98 cases in the endemic regions of rajasthan state, india, suggested the preponderance of infection in men (62.24%) compared with women (37.75%). species characterization by internal transcribed spacer 1 (its1) polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp), kdna-pcr, and immunofluores ... | 2007 | 17488912 |