Leishmania mexicana Complex: Human Infections in the Republic of Panama

Ana Maria de Vasquez Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama

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Rolando E. Saenz Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama

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John L. Petersen Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama

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Howard A. Christensen Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama

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Carl M. Johnson Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1990.43.619
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Volume 43: Issue 6
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619–622
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Parasites of the genus Leishmania responsible for human cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World form 2 major taxonomic divisions: the Leishmania braziliensis and the L. mexicana complexes. We report the isolation and characterization of the L. mexicana complex among humans in the Republic of Panama. Characterization was based on parasite morphology, pathogenesis in infected golden hamsters, cellulose acetate isoenzyme electrophoretic mobilities, and membrane-specific monoclonal antibodies using the radioimmune binding assay technique.
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Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990
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Dec 1990
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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