LEISHMANIASIS

Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:  

7285.   Amato VS, de Andrade HF, Duarte MI. Mucosal leishmaniasis: in situ characterization of the host inflammatory response, before and after treatment. Acta Trop. 2003 Jan;85(1):39-49.

7286.   Haider S, Boutross-Tadross O, Radhi J, Momar N. Cutaneous ulcer in a man returning from Central America. CMAJ. 2003 Mar 4;168(5):590-1.

7287.   Lagler H, Willheim M, Traunmuller F, Wahl K, Winkler H, Ramharter M, Graninger W, Winkler S. Cellular profile of cytokine production in a patient with visceral leishmaniasis: gammadelta+ T cells express both type 1 cytokines and interleukin-10. Scand J Immunol. 2003 Mar;57(3):291-5.

7288.   Veeken H, Ritmeijer K, Seaman J, Davidson R. Comparison of an rK39 dipstick rapid test with direct agglutination test and splenic aspiration for the diagnosis of kala-azar in Sudan. Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Feb;8(2):164-7.

Pathogenesis:

7289.   Belhadj S, Pratlong F, Hammami M, Kallel K, Dedet JP, Chaker E. Human cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in the Sidi Bourouis focus (Northern Tunisia): epidemiological study and isoenzymatic characterization of the parasites.Acta Trop. 2003 Jan;85(1):83-6.

Vaccines:

7290.   Ahmed S, Colmenares M, Soong L, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Munstermann L, Molina R, McMahon-Pratt D. Intradermal infection model for pathogenesis and vaccine studies of murine visceral leishmaniasis. Infect Immun  2003 Jan;71(1):401-10

Therapy:

7291.   Belhadj S, Pratlong F, Hammami M, Kallel K, Dedet JP, Chaker E. Human cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in the Sidi Bourouis focus (Northern Tunisia): epidemiological study and isoenzymatic characterization of the parasites. Acta Trop  2003 Jan;85(1):83-6 

7292.   Mehmet T, Hokelek M. Pneumonia associated with visceral leishmaniasis in childhood. J Trop Pediatr  2003 Feb;49(1):61

7293.   Zijlstra EE, Musa AM, Khalil EA, el-Hassan IM, el-Hassan AM. Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.Lancet Infect Dis  2003 Feb;3(2):87-98 

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