Identification of Leishmania tropica from Pediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis in Southern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

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ALABAZ D., EROĞLU F., Elci H., ÇAY Ü.

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.14, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4084/mjhid.2022.053
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: Visceral leishmaniasis, DNA Sequencing, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania donovani, Leishmania tropica, CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS, DONOVANI, MALNUTRITION, DIAGNOSIS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and Objective: Protozoa of the genus Leishmania are obligate intracellular parasites, and Leishmania species cause a spectrum of species-specific clinical symptoms known as cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. For example, Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica cause cutaneous leishmaniasis, while Leishmania infantum and Leishmania donovani cause visceral leishmaniasis (VL). However, molecular studies in recent years have shown that Leishmania species cause different clinical symptoms.