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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Leishmaniavirus (LRV) is a double-stranded RNA virus that infects the protozoa Leishmania and has been identified in numerous strains of Leishmania braziliensis and L. braziliensis guyanensis. In general, the species of Leishmania dictates disease manifestation except in the case of L. braziliensis, which is capable of causing either cutaneous or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. We wanted to determine 1) the quantity of LRV RNA present in a clinical sample and 2) if infection with LRV was associated with a specific disease manifestation. A real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay was used to assay clinical samples for the presence of LRV. Of 47 samples tested, 12 positive samples were obtained from patients with cutaneous lesions, lesions in the process of scarring, and cutaneous scars. This is the first study to examine the prevalence of LRV RNA within a small cohort from Brazil.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Child, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Cicatrix, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Leishmania braziliensis, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Leishmaniavirus, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:14628949-Single-Blind Method
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Short report: quantification of leishmaniavirus RNA in clinical samples and its possible role in pathogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA. ogg@uthscsa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Evaluation Studies