Response to Heterologous Leishmanins in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Nigeria: Discovery of a New Focus

A pilot study was undertaken to preliminary illustrate the leishmanin skin test (LST) positivity to distinct antigen preparations (derived from promastigote of either Leishmania major or L. amazonensis, or pooled L. mexicana, L. amazonensis and L. guyanensis) in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Agwale Simon M, Duhlinska Dockha D, Grimaldi Jr Gabriel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1998-01-01
Subjects:	leishmaniasis cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania major immunoprevalence Nigeria
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000100005