Induction of allopurinol resistance in Leishmania infantum isolated from dogs.

Resistance to allopurinol in zoonotic canine leishmaniasis has been recently shown to be associated with disease relapse in naturally-infected dogs. However, information regarding the formation of resistance and its dynamics is lacking. This study describes the successful in-vitro induction of allop...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Daniel Yasur-Landau, Charles L Jaffe, Adi Doron-Faigenboim, Lior David, Gad Baneth
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005910&type=printable