Article
Variability of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum among stocks from immunocompromised, immunocompetent patients and dogs in Spain.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Sept 1995
Jiménez M, Ferrer-Dufol M, Cañavate C, Gutiérrez-Solar B, Molina R, Laguna F, López-Vélez R, Cercenado E, Daudén E, Blázquez J
Abstract excerpt
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum is the causative agent of both the cutaneous and visceral forms of leishmaniasis in southwest Europe; the dog is the main reservoir. In order to identify the L. (L.) infantum zymodemes present in Spain, a total number of 85 Leishmania stocks isolated from dogs (31), HIV-positive patients (46) with visceral or cutaneous leishmaniasis, a patient with visceral leishmaniasis...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Animals
- Disease Reservoirs
- Dogs
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunocompetence
- Immunocompromised Host
- Isoenzymes