Microculture for the isolation of Leishmania parasites from cutaneous lesions - Sri Lankan experience

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 571-575

  Ihalamulla, R L ^a   Rajapaksa, U S ^a   Karunaweera, N D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICROCIRCULATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SKIN DEFECT; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; SRI LANKA; TIME FACTORS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 24044546498     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485905X51364     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Allahverdiyev, A., Uzum, S., Bagirova, M., Durdu, M. & Menisoglu, H. R. (2004). A sensitive new microculture method for diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70, 294-297.
2. Karunaweera, N. D., Pratlong, F., Siriwardena, H. V. Y. D., Ihalamulla, R. L. & Dedet, J. P. (2003). Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania donovani zymodeme MON-37. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97, 380-381.
3. World Health Organization (1990). Control of the Leishmaniases: Report of a WHO Expert Committee. Technical Report Series No. 793. Geneva: WHO. 577-582