Detection of a 73-75 kDa and a 123 kDa fractions of Leishmania antigen in urine of patients with visceral leishmaniosis

Colmenares Brunet, Maria dePortús Vinyeta, MontserratRiera Lizandra, Ma. CristinaGállego Culleré, M. (Montserrat)Aisa Nache, Maria JesúsTorras, S.Muñoz, C.2018-07-232018-07-231995-050002-9637https://hdl.handle.net/2445/123784Two polypeptide fractions of 72-75 kD were detected in the urine of 14 of 15 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and another fraction of 123 kD was found in 10 of the 15 patients by using a Western blot technique. None of these fractions was detected in the urine of 20 controls. These results suggest that antigen detection in urine could be a powerful, noninvasive method for VL diagnosis2 p.application/pdfeng(c) American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1995LeishmaniosiLeishmàniaDiagnòsticOrinaLeishmaniasisLeishmaniaDiagnosisUrineDetection of a 73-75 kDa and a 123 kDa fractions of Leishmania antigen in urine of patients with visceral leishmaniosisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0137402018-07-23info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess