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Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine; Leishmaniases Research Unit, Jericho, Palestine; Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestine; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Abu Deis, East Jerusalem, Palestine; Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Al-Jawabreh A., Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine, Leishmaniases Research Unit, Jericho, Palestine, Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestine; Dumaidi K., Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine; Ereqat S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Abu Deis, East Jerusalem, Palestine, Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine; Nasereddin A., Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestine, Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine; Azmi K., Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Abu Deis, East Jerusalem, Palestine, Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine; Al-Jawabreh H., Leishmaniases Research Unit, Jericho, Palestine; Al-Laham N., Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; Abdeen Z., Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestine, Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine
A. Al-Jawabreh; Leishmaniases Research Unit, Jericho, Palestine; email: islahjr@yahoo.com
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL); Diagnosis; In vitro culture; ITS1-PCR; Species identification; Stained smears; Tissue imprints on filter papers; Unstained smears