2011
Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia
Santaella J, Ocampo CB, Saravia NG, Méndez F, Góngora R, Gomez MA, Munstermann LE, Quinnell RJ. Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 674-680. PMID: 21540374, PMCID: PMC3083732, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin biopsy specimensHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisReservoirs of LeishmaniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisPrevalence of infectionBiopsy specimensLeishmania infectionRisk factorsCanine infectionLeishmania guyanensisBuffy coatL. braziliensisDogsInfectionLeishmaniasisPeridomestic transmissionL. guyanensisPositive resultsBlottingMore testsDomestic dogsGuyanensisBiopsy
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