Towards a more precise serological diagnosis of human tegumentary leishmaniasis using Leishmania recombinant proteins.

Towards a more precise serological diagnosis of human tegumentary leishmaniasis using Leishmania recombinant proteins.

BACKGROUND: Exposure to Leishmania induces a humoral immune response that can be used as a marker of parasite exposure. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Herein, ELISA was used to screen sera from patients with Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) against different L. infantum-chagasi-derived recombinant pr...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Souza, Manuel Soto, Jackson M L Costa, Viviane S Boaventura, Camila I de Oliveira, Juqueline R Cristal, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3680450?pdf=render

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