Antigenemia in Patients with Mediterranean Visceral Leishmaniasis▿

AUTOR(ES)

Ferrua, Bernard

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

RESUMO

Antigenemia in patients with Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis (MVL) due to Leishmania infantum was retrospectively assessed by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Circulating Leishmania antigens, partially in free form, were in evidence in 53% of serum samples from immunocompetent individuals with MVL. Following successful therapy, antigenemia decline as measured by ELISA was more pronounced than antibody decrease.

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