Coinfection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Multiple Cutaneous Lesions

Paulo R Cortes; Laura S Chiapello; David Dib; Monica V Herrero; Carmen T Nuncira; Carlos De Petris; Jose Echenique

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004388

Coinfection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Multiple Cutaneous Lesions

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Mar 10;10(3):e0004388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004388. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Authors

Paulo R Cortes^{1

2}, Laura S Chiapello¹, David Dib², Monica V Herrero³, Carmen T Nuncira², Carlos De Petris², Jose Echenique¹

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica (CIBICI-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
² Hospital Pediátrico del Niño Jesús, Córdoba, Argentina.
³ Hospital Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Child
Coinfection / microbiology*
Coinfection / parasitology*
Female
Histocytochemistry
Humans
Leishmania braziliensis / isolation & purification*
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / complications*
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology
Microscopy
Molecular Typing
Pneumococcal Infections / complications*
Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Skin / microbiology
Skin / pathology
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / complications*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification
Streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics
Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Ulcer / microbiology
Ulcer / pathology

Grants and funding

This study was supported by National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET); National Agency of Scientific and Technological Promotion (ANPCYT; FONCYT PICT, Prestamo BID) and the Scientific and Technological Secretary of the National University of Cordoba (SECYT-UNC). Nubia Yandar has a fellowship from ANPCYT. Jose Echenique is a member of the Research Career of CONICET. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.