DETECTION OF 72-75-KD AND 123-KD FRACTIONS OF LEISHMANIA ANTIGEN IN URINE OF PATIENTS WITH VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS - SHORT REPORT

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DECOLMENARES, M [1 ]
PORTUS, M [1 ]
RIERA, C [1 ]
GALLEGO, M [1 ]
AISA, MJ [1 ]
TORRAS, S [1 ]
MUNOZ, C [1 ]
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[1] HOSP SANTA CRUZ & SAN PABLO, SERV MICROBIOL, E-08025 BARCELONA, SPAIN
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10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.427
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Two polypeptide fractions of 72-75 kD were detected in the urine of 14 of 15 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and another fraction of 123 kD was found in 10 of the 15 patients by using a Western blot technique. None of these fractions was detected in the urine of 20 controls. These results suggest that antigen detection in urine could be a powerful, noninvasive method for VL diagnosis.
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