Viability and burden of Leishmania in extralesional sites during human dermal leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Ibeth Romero (Author), Jair Téllez (Author), Yazmín Suárez (Author), Maria Cardona (Author), Roger Figueroa (Author), Adrian Zelazny (Author), Nancy Gore Saravia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The clinical and epidemiological significance of Leishmania DNA in extralesional sites is obscured by uncertainty of whether the DNA derives from viable parasites. To examine dissemination of Leishmania during active disease and the potential participation of human infection in transmission, Leishma...