Confirmation of clinical differentiation of three Leishmania strains by computerized image analyser system

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1997 Aug;27(2):553-61.

Abstract

Three human strains of Leishmania, one visceral and two cutaneous leishmaniasis were prepared from both culture and tissue of infected animals and subjected to analysis by computerised image analyser system. The results showed differences in the morphology and nucleic acid contents of the three strains.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Protozoan / analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Leishmania / classification*
  • Leishmania / isolation & purification
  • Leishmania donovani / classification
  • Leishmania donovani / isolation & purification
  • Leishmania infantum / classification
  • Leishmania infantum / isolation & purification
  • Leishmania tropica / classification
  • Leishmania tropica / isolation & purification
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan