The FML (Fucose Mannose Ligand) of Leishmania donovani: a new tool in diagnosis, prognosis, transfusional control and vaccination against human kala-azar

The Fucose-Mannose Ligand (FML) of Leishmania donovani is a complex glycoproteic fraction. Its potential use as a tool for diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis was tested with human sera from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The FML-ELISA test, showed 100% sensitivity and 96% specificity, id...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Claris B. Palatnik de Sousa, Elza M. Gomes, Edilma Paraguai de Souza, Wania R. dos Santos, Sirley R. de Macedo, Linnete V. de Medeiros, Kleber Luz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1996
Subjects:
Glicoconjugado
Leishmania donovani
Calazar
Transfusão de sangue
Diagnóstico
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Azar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821996000200008
https://doaj.org/article/7e34dec8e0fd45f5a4510d5c442b2ccf

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