2013
Treatment Failure and Miltefosine Susceptibility in Dermal Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Subgenus Viannia Species
Obonaga R, Fernández O, Valderrama L, Rubiano L, del Mar Castro M, Barrera M, Gomez M, Saravia N. Treatment Failure and Miltefosine Susceptibility in Dermal Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Subgenus Viannia Species. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2013, 58: 144-152. PMID: 24145529, PMCID: PMC3910710, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01023-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily GATP-Binding Cassette TransportersChildDrug ResistanceFemaleHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedMultidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2Multidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPhosphorylcholineProspective StudiesTreatment FailureYoung AdultConceptsTreatment failureDermal leishmaniasisQuantitative reverse transcription PCRLoss of susceptibilityMiltefosine susceptibilityDrug susceptibilityIntracellular amastigotesL. panamensis infectionsL. braziliensis infectionPanamensis infectionMucocutaneous diseaseMiltefosine treatmentBraziliensis infectionCutaneous lesionsProspective evaluationMucosal diseaseDrug exposureReverse transcription-PCRClinical failureIndividual patientsGene polymorphismsLeishmania panamensisConcurrent conditionsDecreased expressionTransporter expression
1989
The Relationship of Leishmania braziliensis Subspecies and Immune Response to Disease Expression in New World Leishmaniasis
Saravia N, Valderrama L, Labrada M, Holguin A, Navas C, Palma G, Weigle K. The Relationship of Leishmania braziliensis Subspecies and Immune Response to Disease Expression in New World Leishmaniasis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1989, 159: 725-735. PMID: 2647862, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/159.4.725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansHypersensitivity, DelayedImmune SeraImmunity, CellularKineticsLeishmaniaLeishmania braziliensisLeishmaniasisLeishmaniasis, MucocutaneousLymphocyte ActivationRegression AnalysisConceptsCutaneous DTHLeishmania antigenBraziliensis infectionTegumentary leishmaniasisIFAT titersDisease formsVitro lymphocyte proliferative responseCutaneous DTH responseHuman tegumentary leishmaniasisL. braziliensis infectionLymphocyte proliferative responsesImmune response parametersHigher IFAT titersNew World leishmaniasisPanamensis infectionDTH responseMucocutaneous diseaseClinical presentationLesion durationCutaneous diseaseDisease presentationImmune mechanismsImmune responseProliferative responseTime of evolution