Evaluation of Genetic Polymorphism of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis Isolates Obtained from the Same Patient before and after Therapeutic Failure or Reactivation of Cutaneous Lesions

The aim of this study was to investigate genetic polymorphism in Leishmania braziliensis population previously typed through isoenzyme electrophoresis, isolated from the same patient in two different moments: (A) before the beginning of treatment and (B) after treatment failure to meglumine antimoni...

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Main Authors: Cibele Baptista, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Maria de Fatima Madeira, Luciana de Freitas Campos Miranda, Andressa Guimarães de Souza Pinto, Juliana Helena da Silva Barros, Fatima Conceição-Silva, Maria Ines Fernandes Pimentel, Raquel da Silva Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/808132