A prospective cohort study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major: Dynamics of the Leishmanin skin test and its predictive value for protection against infection and disease.

• Main Authors: Jihène Bettaieb (Author), Amine Toumi (Author), Wissem Ghawar (Author), Sadok Chlif (Author), Mariem Nouira (Author), Nabil Belhaj-Hamida (Author), Adel Gharbi (Author), Nissaf Ben-Alaya (Author), Dhafer Laouini (Author), Hechmi Louzir (Author), Koussay Dellagi (Author), Afif Ben Salah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Leishmanin Skin Test (LST) is considered as a useful indicator of past infection by Leishmania parasites. However, the temporal dynamics of a positive LST under different epidemiologic scenarios and whether it relates to the protection against the recurrence of an over...