Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname: a study performed in 2006
| Autor: | Annigje J. Jensema, Lisa Lambregts, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Marije P. van der Paardt, Wendy F. van der Meide, Ralph A. E. Akrum, Leslie O. A. Sabajo, William R. Faber, Rudy F. M. Lai A Fat |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Dermatology, KIT: Biomedical Research, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Other departments |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Veterinary medicine Pathology biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Leishmaniasis Leishmania biology.organism_classification medicine.disease law.invention Infectious Diseases Cutaneous leishmaniasis law Virology Epidemiology Tropical medicine parasitic diseases medicine Parasitology Restriction fragment length polymorphism business Polymerase chain reaction |
| Zdroj: | American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 79(2), 192-197. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| ISSN: | 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread disease in Suriname caused by Leishmania Viannia guyanensis. It is argued that other Leishmania species are also responsible for CL and that the incidence is increasing. This study aimed to identify the species causing the disease and to estimate the annual detection rate of CL in Suriname in 2006. In Paramaribo, 152 patients were registered, of whom 33 were tested in two polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods. Twenty-seven patients were infected with L. (V.) guyanensis (complex), one with L. (V.) lainsoni, and one with L. (Leishmania) amazonensis. In the hinterland, 162 CL suspected patients were registered by questionnaires; of these, 24 of 27 tested positive by PCR-RFLP (88.9%; 95% CI, 77.1-100%). With extrapolation of collected data, a detection rate was calculated of 5.32 to 6.13 CL patients per 1,000 inhabitants for the hinterland and 0.64 to 0.74 patients per 1,000 inhabitants for the whole country. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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