2006
Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment
Vergel C, Palacios R, Cadena H, Posso CJ, Valderrama L, Perez M, Walker J, Travi BL, Saravia NG. Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 503-511. PMID: 16845635, DOI: 10.1086/505583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood monocytesAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania parasitesUnaffected skinAnthroponotic transmissionAcquisition of infectionBlood of patientsSource of infectionSand fliesAdult patientsLesion scarTreatment failureAntimonial drugsPatientsNormal skinLeishmaniasisMonocytesZoonotic diseaseLesion bordersSkinTreatmentMolecular detection methodsPositive resultsInfection
1993
Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors for Infection, Clinical Manifestations, and Pathogenicity
Weigle K, Santrich C, Martinez F, Valderrama L, Saravia N. Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors for Infection, Clinical Manifestations, and Pathogenicity. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1993, 168: 709-714. PMID: 8354913, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/168.3.709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsFarming occupationLeishmania panamensis infectionRisk factor informationBehavioral risk factorsAcquisition of infectionYears of ageRisk of lesionsPanamensis infectionLeishmanial lesionsClinical manifestationsMale sexActive surveillanceLeishmania infectionCase ascertainmentCutaneous leishmaniasisNew infectionsInfectionLeishmania braziliensisLesionsFactor informationStrongest predictorAgeLeishmaniasisSex