Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata exoantigens can discriminate human cases of visceral leishmaniasis from American tegumentary leishmaniasis ones

Authors

  • Norival Kesper Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
  • Marta Maria G. Teixeira Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Parasitologia
  • José Angelo L. Lindoso Instituto Emilio Ribas de São Paulo
  • Clara Lúcia Barbieri Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Medicina; Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia
  • Eufrosina Setsu Umezawa Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva

Keywords:

Leptomonas seymouri, Crithidia fasciculata, Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi, Exoantigens, Leishmaniasis

Abstract

Exoantigens (exo) from Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata were used in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), showing 100% reactivity with sera from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases, and no reactivity with American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) ones. Our results have indicated that these exoantigens can be applied in the discrimination of VL and ATL cases.

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Published

2017-01-01

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Brief Communication

How to Cite

Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata exoantigens can discriminate human cases of visceral leishmaniasis from American tegumentary leishmaniasis ones. (2017). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 59, e1. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/130565