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. 2010 Sep;5(3):11–19.

Table 1.

Therapeutic effect of zinc sulphate and sodium selenite on the lesion sizes (mm) of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major in BALB/c mice compared to control groups

Group No Lesion Size(mm)Before Intervention X* ±2SD** Lesion Size(mm) After Intervention X* ±2SD** direction P value
Zinc Sulphate 11 2.8±0.3 3.4±0.5 0.57
Sodium Selenite 11 2.4± 0.3 3.4± 0.2 0.73
Control 11 1.8± 0.4 3.4±0.4
*

=mean

**

=standard deviation

The mean lesion sizes, were not decreased significantly before (P=0.57) and 4 weeks (P=0.73) after treatment by a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).