IFN-γ production to leishmania antigen supplements the leishmania skin test in identifying exposure to L. braziliensis infection.

• Egile Nagusiak: Daniel Schnorr (Egilea), Aline C Muniz (Egilea), Sara Passos (Egilea), Luiz H Guimaraes (Egilea), Ednaldo L Lago (Egilea), Olívia Bacellar (Egilea), Marshall J Glesby (Egilea), Edgar M Carvalho (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. braziliensis (CL) is characterized by a positive delayed type hypersensitivity test (DTH) leishmania skin test (LST) and high IFN-γ production to soluble leishmania antigen (SLA). The LST is used for diagnosis of CL and for identification of individuals exposed to l...