2021
Adaptation and performance of a mobile application for early detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Rubiano L, Alexander N, Castillo R, Martínez Á, Luna J, Arango J, Vargas L, Madriñán P, Hurtado L, Orobio Y, Rojas C, del Corral H, Navarro A, Saravia N, Aronoff-Spencer E. Adaptation and performance of a mobile application for early detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0008989. PMID: 33571192, PMCID: PMC7904137, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health volunteersHealth volunteersCase detectionHealth workersCutaneous leishmaniasisHealth servicesPrediction rulePassive case detectionChance-adjusted agreementCommunity health workersActive case detectionProportion of participantsMobile health technologyStudy physiciansCutaneous ulcersPresumptive diagnosisGeneral practitionersInter-rater reliabilityMedical attentionParasitological diagnosisRisk scoreEvaluation of specificityHealthcare personnelMHealth toolsMunicipality of Tumaco
2014
Miltefosine and Antimonial Drug Susceptibility of Leishmania Viannia Species and Populations in Regions of High Transmission in Colombia
Fernández OL, Diaz-Toro Y, Ovalle C, Valderrama L, Muvdi S, Rodríguez I, Gomez MA, Saravia NG. Miltefosine and Antimonial Drug Susceptibility of Leishmania Viannia Species and Populations in Regions of High Transmission in Colombia. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e2871. PMID: 24853871, PMCID: PMC4031164, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV. panamensisLine treatmentClinical strainsDrug susceptibilitySecond-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentEmergence of resistancePopulations of LeishmaniaViannia speciesResistant clinical strainsAntimony susceptibilityClinical evidenceMeglumine antimoniatePentavalent antimonialsDermal leishmaniasisEpidemiologic differencesLeishmania VianniaProxy markerIntracellular amastigotesMunicipality of TumacoResistant strainsMiltefosineDisparate susceptibilityDrugsL. panamensis