2021
Diagnostic performance of a Recombinant Polymerase Amplification Test—Lateral Flow (RPA-LF) for cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic setting of Colombia
Cossio A, Jojoa J, del Mar Castro M, Castillo R, Osorio L, Shelite T, Saravia N, Melby P, Travi B. Diagnostic performance of a Recombinant Polymerase Amplification Test—Lateral Flow (RPA-LF) for cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic setting of Colombia. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009291. PMID: 33909619, PMCID: PMC8081229, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolChromatography, AffinityColombiaCross-Sectional StudiesDNA PrimersDNA, KinetoplastDNA, ProtozoanFemaleHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultConceptsCommunity health workersHealth workersCutaneous leishmaniasisRPA-LFReference centerHealth systemPrimary health facilitiesBurden of diseaseCross-sectional studyYears of ageRoutine diagnostic testsPublic health systemPositive likelihood ratioLeishmania kinetoplast DNANegative likelihood ratioLikelihood ratioUlcerated lesionsPolymerase chain reaction detectionSpecificity 89Endemic settingsEarly diagnosisHealth facilitiesDiagnostic test performanceWeek evolutionReal-time polymerase chain reaction detection
2018
Development and Evaluation of a Novel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Diagnosis of Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis
Adams ER, Schoone G, Versteeg I, Gomez MA, Diro E, Mori Y, Perlee D, Downing T, Saravia N, Assaye A, Hailu A, Albertini A, Ndung'u JM, Schallig H. Development and Evaluation of a Novel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Diagnosis of Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2018, 56: 10.1128/jcm.00386-18. PMID: 29695527, PMCID: PMC6018344, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00386-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisceral leishmaniasisLAMP assayDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort trialDiagnosis of CLBone marrow aspirateMinicircle kinetoplast DNANear-patient settingIsothermal Amplification AssayCohort trialVL patientsCL diagnosisVL suspectsMarrow aspiratesMalaria parasitesSwab samplesDiagnosisWhole bloodGold standardInvasive samplesAnalytical specificityClinical samplesAmplification assaysPatientsReference standard
2017
Clinical and parasitological factors in parasite persistence after treatment and clinical cure of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Martínez-Valencia AJ, Daza-Rivera CF, Rosales-Chilama M, Cossio A, Rincón E, Desai MM, Saravia NG, Gómez MA. Clinical and parasitological factors in parasite persistence after treatment and clinical cure of cutaneous leishmaniasis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005713. PMID: 28704369, PMCID: PMC5526576, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisParasite persistencePercent of patientsInitiation of treatmentEnd of treatmentViability of LeishmaniaDisease reactivationTonsillar mucosaClinical cureClinical resolutionTreatment initiationProtective immunityMeglumine antimoniatePersistent infectionMucosal tissuesPrevious episodesTherapeutic cureParasitological factorsProtective factorsPatientsParasitological parametersTreatmentLeishmaniasisWeeksHigher proportion
2016
An Innovative Field-Applicable Molecular Test to Diagnose Cutaneous Leishmania Viannia spp. Infections
Saldarriaga OA, Castellanos-Gonzalez A, Porrozzi R, Baldeviano GC, Lescano AG, de Los Santos MB, Fernandez OL, Saravia NG, Costa E, Melby PC, Travi BL. An Innovative Field-Applicable Molecular Test to Diagnose Cutaneous Leishmania Viannia spp. Infections. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004638. PMID: 27115155, PMCID: PMC4845993, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal leishmaniasisDiagnostic testsL. braziliensisPrimary health systemL. panamensisRPA-LFSensitive diagnostic testMost endemic regionsMolecular diagnostic testsChronic lesionsReal-time PCRCutaneous leishmaniasisEndemic regionsParasite burdenHealth systemClinical validationLeishmaniasisL. naiffiMolecular testsParasite DNALeishmania sppTime PCRClinical samplesViannia subgenusRecombinase polymerase amplification
2015
Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Rosales-Chilama M, Gongora RE, Valderrama L, Jojoa J, Alexander N, Rubiano LC, Cossio A, Adams ER, Saravia NG, Gomez MA. Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004273. PMID: 26659114, PMCID: PMC4684356, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsymptomatic InfectionsBlotting, SouthernChildCluster AnalysisColombiaDNA, HelminthDNA, KinetoplastFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small CytoplasmicSequence Analysis, DNASignal Recognition ParticleYoung AdultConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSubclinical infectionParasitological confirmationAsymptomatic infectionEndemic areasHistory of CLTest-positive individualsImmunological evidenceViability of LeishmaniaMucosal swab samplesPersistent subclinical infectionMucosal tissue samplesReservoir of infectionActive diseaseLeishmania kDNALeishmania infectionPositive individualsPersistent infectionBlood monocytesParasite burdenInfectionParasite populationsSwab samplesTransmission of diseaseTissue samples
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
2005
Amplification of human DNA by primers targeted to Leishmania kinetoplast DNA and post-genome considerations in the detection of parasites by a polymerase chain reaction.
Vergel C, Walker J, SARAVIA NG. Amplification of human DNA by primers targeted to Leishmania kinetoplast DNA and post-genome considerations in the detection of parasites by a polymerase chain reaction. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 72: 423-9. PMID: 15827280, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular amplification techniquesPerformance of primersPolymerase chain reaction productsAmplification techniquesMonocyte DNADNA probesLeishmania kinetoplast DNANew applicationsChain reaction productsDNA amplificationHuman DNA sequencesDNA sequencesDetection of parasitesPolymerase chain reaction
1995
Genotypic polymorphisms in experimental metastatic dermal leishmaniasis
Pacheco R, Martinez J, Valderrama L, Momen H, Saravia N. Genotypic polymorphisms in experimental metastatic dermal leishmaniasis. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 1995, 69: 197-209. PMID: 7770084, DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(94)00212-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research