Publications by authors named "Carlos Frisherald Daza-Rivera"
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
July 2017
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates why some patients still have the Leishmania parasite after they seem to be cured of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) following treatment.
- Out of 70 patients treated with either meglumine antimoniate or miltefosine, 60% showed signs of parasite persistence at the end of treatment, with 30% still showing it 13 weeks later.
- A previous episode of CL was found to help reduce the likelihood of detectable parasite persistence, raising questions about the role of lingering infections in disease spread and reactivation.
