The Presence of Leishmania braziliensis DNA in the Nasal Mucosa of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients and the Search for Possible Clinical and Immunological Patterns of Disease Progression: A Cross Sectional Study

Leishmania braziliensis is the most important causal agent of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), and 3 to 5% of patients develop mucosal lesions. The mechanisms related to parasite and host immune interactions and the parasite life cycle that lead to dissemination to the mucosa are poorly und...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Main Authors:	Daniel Holanda Barroso, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega, Carla Nunes de Araújo, Gustavo Subtil Magalhães Freire, Sofia Sales Martins, Bruna Côrtes Rodrigues, Ciro Martins Gomes, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Subjects:	leishmaniasis immunology multivariate analysis mucocutaneous flow cytometry
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.744163/full