Clinical and Immunological Analysis

By Jose O'Daly

Amastigotes from L(L)amazonensis(La); L(L)venezuelensis(Lv); L(V)brasiliensis(Lb) and L(L)chagasi(Lch) were cultured in a liquid culture medium without mammalian cells present (O'Daly's medium). 132 patients from a hyperendemic region (prevalence 24.8 o/oo) had ulcers, scars and nodules, more frequent in legs and arms after cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) infection. Time for remission of lesions were: Spontaneous remission (SR): 7 weeks; Glucantime(R) 9 weeks; vaccination with La, Lv, Lb, Lch amastigotes TLCK treated and NP-40 extracted (VT): 7 weeks; with autoclaved L(L)mexicana promastigotes +BCG: 18 weeks. Delayed type hypersensitivity response (DTH) response with polyvalent and monovalent leishmanine was higher in CL patients than healthy controls (p

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6200783292
• ISBN13: 9786200783295
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"