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| Viana,G.M.C.; Nascimento,M.D.S.B.; Diniz Neto,J.A.; Rabelo,E.M.F.; Binda Júnior,J.R.; Santos Júnior,O.M.; Santos,A.C.; Galvão,C.S.; Guimarães,R.S.. |
| Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is an important public health problem. If not treated, virtually all clinically symptomatic patients die within months. The diagnosis is based on the Montenegro skin test (MST) and anti-Leishmania titers. Nevertheless, the time required for cured individuals living in a leishmaniasis-endemic area to present a positive skin test and negative anti-Leishmania serology is known. To determine the cellular and humoral immune response profile in relation to different times post-VL cure, a cross-sectional study was conducted on subjects from a kala-azar endemic area in Paço do Lumiar, MA, Brazil, on the basis of 1995-2005 notifications reported by the National Health Foundation/Regional Coordination of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Human visceral leishmaniasis; Montenegro’s intradermal reaction; Indirect immunofluorescence. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000100009 |
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