Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata exoantigens can discriminate human cases of visceral leishmaniasis from American tegumentary leishmaniasis ones
Keywords:
Leptomonas seymouri, Crithidia fasciculata, Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi, Exoantigens, LeishmaniasisAbstract
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.Downloads
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2017-01-01
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Kesper, N., Teixeira, M. M. G., Lindoso, J. A. L., Barbieri, C. L., & Umezawa, E. S. (2017). Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata exoantigens can discriminate human cases of visceral leishmaniasis from American tegumentary leishmaniasis ones. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 59, e1. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/130565