A reference please...

Dr Robert Davidson r.n.davidson at ic.ac.uk
Mon Dec 30 13:19:36 BRST 1996


Dear Leishmaniacs,
I hope you all have a happy 1997.

Could you help me with a search for a reference? It concerns the
significance of finding a few amastigotes still present at the
post-treatment (test of cure) aspirate in VL patients.
 It is widely held (by me and others) that, even though a proportion of
such patients will go on to clear their parasites, their relapse rate is
higher than among patients whose post-treatment aspirates are smear and
culture negative.
Can anyone cite me a paper in which this was shown?
I would be most grateful for help.
Robert Davidson
Robert Davidson
Dept Infection & Tropical Medicine
Imperial College School of Medicine
Northwick Park Hospital
Harrow HA1  3UJ
Tel ++ 44 181 869 2833
FAX ++ 44 181 869 2836


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