Isolation of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis from the bone marrow in a case of American visceral leishmaniasis.
The first documented human case of visceral leishmaniasis caused by L. mexicana amazonensis is reported. Leishmania were isolated from bone marrow aspirate material from a typical visceral leishmaniasis patient. Further characterization by isoenzyme electrophoresis and by a panel of species- and subspecies-specific monoclonal antibodies established its classification as L. m. amazonensis.
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis; D007894:Leishmania mexicana / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000469:parasitology*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007527:Isoenzymes