Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata exoantigens can discriminate human cases of visceral leishmaniasis from American tegumentary leishmaniasis ones
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
; 59: 1, Apr. 2017. ilus, tab
Article
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, SESSP-IIERPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1022582
Responsible library:
BR31.1
Localization: BR31.1; 2017_P-009
ABSTRACT
Exoantigens (exo) from Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata were used in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), showing 100% reactivity with sera from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases, and no reactivity with American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) ones. Our results have indicated that these exoantigens can be applied in the discrimination of VL and ATL cases
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Collection:
National databases
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Brazil
Database:
Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-IIERPROD
Main subject:
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
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Crithidia fasciculata
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Trypanosomatina
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Secretaria de Estado da Saúde. São Paulo/BR
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR