LEISHMANIA-MEXICANA COMPLEX - HUMAN INFECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC-OF-PANAMA

被引:11
作者
DEVASQUEZ, AM
SAENZ, RE
PETERSEN, JL
CHRISTENSEN, HA
JOHNSON, CM
机构
[1] Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama 5
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10.4269/ajtmh.1990.43.619
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Parasites of the genus Leishmania responsible for human cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World form 2 major taxonomic divisions: the Leishmania braziliensis and the L. mexicana complexes. We report the isolation and characterization of the L. mexicana complex among humans in the Republic of Panama. Characterization was based on parasite morphology, pathogenesis in infected golden hamster, cellulose acetate isoenzyme electrophoretic mobilities, and membrane-specific monoclonal antibodies using the radioimmune binding assay technique.
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