title: [Infantile visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-24 in Algeria].
abstract: In Algeria, visceral leishmaniasis is caused principally by Leishmania infantum MON-1, a common agent of the disease on the edges of the mediterranean basin. Other zymodemes (MON-34 and MON-80) of the same complex have also been isolated from immunologically competent patients. In the present study, the authors report the presence of Leishmania infantum MON-24, the main agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Algeria, in five children with visceral leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur d'Alger, Algérie. rbenikhlef@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benikhlef
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pratlong
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Harrat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seridi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bendali-Braham
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belkaid
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dedet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes