Infrared fluorescent imaging as a potent tool for in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models of visceral leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Estefanía Calvo-Álvarez (Author), Kostantinos Stamatakis (Author), Carmen Punzón (Author), Raquel Álvarez-Velilla (Author), Ana Tejería (Author), José Miguel Escudero-Martínez (Author), Yolanda Pérez-Pertejo (Author), Manuel Fresno (Author), Rafael Balaña-Fouce (Author), Rosa M Reguera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is hypoendemic in the Mediterranean region, where it is caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum. An effective vaccine for humans is not yet available and the severe side-effects of the drugs in clinical use, linked to the parenteral administration route of...