Article
Leishmaniavirus genetic diversity is not related to leishmaniasis treatment failure.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2021
Ginouvès M, Couppié P, Simon S, Bourreau E, Rogier S, Brousse P, Travers P, Pommier de Santi V, Demar M, Briolant S, Prévot G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The outcome of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) may depend on the presence of the Leishmania RNA virus (LRV). This virus may be involved in treatment failure. We aimed to determine whether genetic clusters of LRV1 are involved in this therapeutic outcome. METHODS: The presence of LRV1 was assessed in 129 Leishmania guyanensis isolates from patients treated with pentamidine in French Guiana....
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