Isolation and characterisation of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in northeast Brazil.

Gustavo Henrique Corrêa SoaresGustavo Rolim BarbosaAna Jessica Sousa CoelhoGiovanna Bedin CaetanoConceição de Maria Pedrozo E Silva de AzevedoAdriano Cappellazzo CoelhoMayara Ingrid Souza LimaBeatriz Simonsen Stolf

Published in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2024)

This study addresses the emergence of L. (L.) infantum as a causative agent of cutaneous disease in a visceral leishmaniasis hotspot located in northeast Brazil. The data presented provides novel information about the presence of dermotropic L. (L.) infantum in the country and demonstrates the infectivity potential of theses isolates.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
patient reported outcomes
machine learning
risk assessment