Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis isolated from the saliva of patients in a cutaneous leishmaniasis-endemic area of northeastern Brazil

Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis isolated from the saliva of patients in a cutaneous leishmaniasis-endemic area of northeastern Brazil

Several studies have described the use of non-invasive collection methods, mostly based on the detection of parasite DNA, for diagnosis. However, no Leishmania specimens have been isolated from saliva. Here, we report the first isolation of Leishmania braziliensis from the saliva of humans with cuta...

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Main Authors: Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Ericka Lima Almeida, Angela Cristina Rapela Medeiros, Roberto Pereira Werkhäuser, Joanna Lucia de Almeida Alexandre, Bruna Santos Lima Figueiredo Sá, Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Leishmania braziliensis
saliva
culture media
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000400401&lng=en&tlng=en

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