Diagnosis of leishmaniasis

EK Elmahallawy, AS Martínez… - The Journal of Infection …, 2014 - jidc.org
Leishmaniasis is a clinically heterogeneous syndrome caused by intracellular protozoan
parasites of the genus Leishmania. The clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis encompasses …

Application of nanotechnology in treatment of leishmaniasis: a review

M Akbari, A Oryan, G Hatam - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a protozoan species of the genus
Leishmania affecting mostly the developing countries. The disease with current mortality rate …

Co-delivery of amphotericin B and pentamidine loaded niosomal gel for the treatment of Cutaneous leishmaniasis

A Anjum, K Shabbir, FU Din, S Shafique, SS Zaidi… - Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Topical drug delivery is preferable route over systemic delivery in case of Cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL). Among the available agents, amphotericin B (AmB) and pentamidine …

Laboratory diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis

H Sakkas, C Gartzonika… - Journal of vector borne …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the Leishmania donovani complex, is a vector-borne
systemic disease, with a worldwide distribution causing high morbidity and mortality in the …

Leishmaniasis in travelers: a literature review

P Mansueto, A Seidita, G Vitale, A Cascio - Travel medicine and infectious …, 2014 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoan infection whose clinical spectrum ranges from
asymptomatic infection to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. Over the last decades, an increase in …

New delivery systems for amphotericin B applied to the improvement of leishmaniasis treatment

MA Chávez-Fumagalli, TG Ribeiro… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Leishmaniasis is one of the six major tropical diseases targeted by the World Health
Organization. It is a life-threatening disease of medical, social and economic importance in …

Preparation, in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of Rifampicin and Vancomycin Co-loaded transfersomal gel for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

MW Salim, K Shabbir, AM Yousaf, HG Choi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Targeted and localized drug delivery via dermal route is an effective approach to improve
drug delivery and reduce drugs associated toxicities, most particularly treating cutaneous …

Unwelcome prevalence of leishmaniasis with several other infectious diseases

I Saini, J Joshi, S Kaur - International Immunopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Co-infection among leishmaniasis and other infectious diseases is common among natural
populations especially in the endemic areas of the disease. It depends on the environmental …

Geographic distribution and spatial analysis of Leishmania infantum infection in domestic and wild animal reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Iran: A …

M Mohebali, E Moradi-Asl, Y Rassi - Journal of vector borne …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important parasitic disease which is endemic in different
parts of Iran; and domestic and wild canines are principal reservoir hosts of the disease. The …

Molecular identification and polymorphism determination of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis agents isolated from human and animal hosts in Iran

H Hajjaran, M Mohebali, S Mamishi… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Amplification of internal transcript spacer 1 of ribosomal RNA (ITS1‐RNA) gene followed by
RFLP analysis and sequencing was used to identify the causing agents of cutaneous and …