[Infantile visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-24 in Algeria].
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.
Benikhlef
R
R
Institut Pasteur d'Alger, Algérie. rbenikhlef@yahoo.fr
Pratlong
F
F
Harrat
Z
Z
Seridi
N
N
Bendali-Braham
S
S
Belkaid
M
M
Dedet
J P
JP
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
D007527:Isoenzymes