2009
Detection of Leishmania in Unaffected Mucosal Tissues of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) Species
Figueroa RA, Lozano LE, Romero IC, Cardona MT, Prager M, Pacheco R, Diaz YR, Tellez JA, Saravia NG. Detection of Leishmania in Unaffected Mucosal Tissues of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) Species. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2009, 200: 638-646. PMID: 19569974, PMCID: PMC5056532, DOI: 10.1086/600109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinetoplast minicircle DNAMucosal tissuesCutaneous leishmaniasisMucocutaneous leishmaniasisNasal mucosaSwab samplesMucosa of patientsLeishmania speciesPresence of LeishmaniaDetection of LeishmaniaMucosal leishmaniasisMucosal diseaseCutaneous diseaseLeishmania infectionPolymerase chain reactionParasitological evaluationPatientsLeishmania panamensisLeishmania guyanensisMucosaNatural historyLeishmaniasisLeishmania braziliensisChain reactionAsymptomatic presence
1993
Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: A Longitudinal Study of the Natural History, Prevalence, and Incidence of Infection and Clinical Manifestations
Weigle K, Santrich C, Martinez F, Valderrama L, Saravia N. Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: A Longitudinal Study of the Natural History, Prevalence, and Incidence of Infection and Clinical Manifestations. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1993, 168: 699-708. PMID: 8354912, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/168.3.699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesColombiaFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornLeishmania braziliensisLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalProspective StudiesRespiratory SystemRural PopulationSex FactorsSkinSkin TestsTime FactorsConceptsLeishmanin skin test conversionMost primary infectionsSkin test conversionBurden of diseaseIncidence of infectionLeishmaniasis control programClinical manifestationsProspective studyPrimary infectionTest conversionLeishmania infectionIncidence rateTypical scarCutaneous leishmaniasisEndemic areasNew infectionsLeishmaniasis casesNatural historyInfectionLeishmaniasisNaive hostsLongitudinal studyLesionsOne-thirdIncidence