title: Identification of Leishmania isolates from a Lebanese population.
abstract: We report the results of enzymatic patterns of isolates of Leishmania cultured from patients referred to Department of Dermatology of the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. The results reveal that these Lebanese isolates are all very similar despite variable clinical presentations of the patients and differences in geographic origin. Leishmania donovani sensu lato is the dominant species present in the skin lesions observed; thus, clinical manifestations and/or geographic distribution cannot be used as reliable criteria for identifying Leishmania parasites from this geographic area. Enzyme data should be combined with these parameters before definitive identification can be made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, New York, New York.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nuwayri-Salti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baydoun
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alema-Munoz
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kreutzer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D007861:Lebanon; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000469:parasitology*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; C030574:malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating); D010733:Phosphoglucomutase