Abstract:Background: An endemic disease cutaneous leishmaniasis CL was spread in Iraq. In 2020, there were more CL cases than in previous years, with most occurring in rural areas. In this scenario, the current diagnostic technique must be replaced with a more sensitive one. This research aimed to examine if polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an efficient approach for identifying leishmanial parasites in skin biopsies from Iraqi patients.
Methodology: PCR was used to evaluate samples collected from one hundred people w… Show more
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