High performance of an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for American tegumentary leishmaniasis diagnosis with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis amastigotes membrane crude antigens.

The diagnosis of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) still requires the design of more effective tools. Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is the causal agent of the 90% of Argentinean ATL cases. Considering the current knowledge, an ELISA based crude antigen (CA) for the diagnosis was designed....

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Main Authors: María E Bracamonte, Agustín Moya Álvarez, Andrea M Sosa, Carlos L Hoyos, Juan J Lauthier, Silvana P Cajal, Marisa Juarez, Renato E Uncos, Fernando J Sánchez-Valdéz, Leonardo Acuña, Patricio Diosque, Miguel A Basombrío, Julio R Nasser, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Masataka Korenaga, Paola A Barroso, Jorge D Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232829