Diagnostic performance of Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania peruviana antigens in the immunoblot method for the detection of american tegumentary leishmaniasis

• Published in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud pública Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 294 - 300
• Main Authors: Rojas-Palomino, Nyshon, Sandoval-Juarez, Aidé, Solis-Sánchez, Gilmer, Minaya-Gómez, Gloria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Peru Instituto Nacional de Salud 21.10.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Antigens, Protozoan - immunology; Brief Report; Female; Humans; Immunoblotting - methods; Leishmania braziliensis - immunology; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity

Motivation for the study. To contribute to the immunogenic character of soluble and excretion/secretion antigens of Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania peruviana with the aim of identifying proteins with diagnostic potential. Main findings. The soluble antigen of Leishmania braziliensis has a sen...