Detection of high levels of anti-α-galactosyl antibodies in sera of patients with Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: a possible tool for diagnosis and biomarker for cure in an elimination setting.

Autor: Al-Salem WS; Department of Parasitology,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA,UK., Ferreira DM; Department of Clinical Sciences,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA,UK., Dyer NA; Department of Parasitology,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA,UK., Alyamani EJ; National Center for Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia., Balghonaim SM; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al-Mehna AY; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al-Zubiany S; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Ibrahim el-K; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al Shahrani AM; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Alkhuailed H; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Aldahan MA; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al Jarallh AM; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Abdelhady SS; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al-Zahrani MH; Saudi Ministry of Health,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Almeida IC; Department of Biological Sciences,The Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas,El Paso, Texas 79968,USA., Acosta-Serrano A; Department of Parasitology,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA,UK.

Publikováno v: Parasitology [Parasitology] 2014 Dec; Vol. 141 (14), pp. 1898-903. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Oct 09.