[Leish-l] Induction of LST positivity by BCG vaccination

[Kwang-Poo Chang]

Dear Ali,

Could you give me the information for the source of BCG used and also the
protocol for preparing materials for the leishmanin test ? I recall the
materials are either Leishmania promastigotes or Crithidia preserved in 1%
phenol ? I could be totally wrong. I don't remember the species and cell
density or number, etc. Also, the volume and site of injection...........

Thank you in advance for your consideration of these requests.

KP


On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Ali Khamesipour
<khamesipour_ali at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Dear All,
> Dr Modabber you should well remember that in the trials in Iran we had a
> degree of LST conversion in individuals who were originally LST negative
> (no response to leishmanin; no induration and no erythema), the control
> group received BCG, and a percent of them converted to LST positive.
> All the best Ali
>
>
> Dr Ali Khamesipour
>
>
>   On Friday, January 10, 2014 11:22 AM, Farrokh Modabber <
> fmodabber at dndi.org> wrote:
>    Dear Colleagues,
> I recall from Prof. Mayrinks studies, that BCG vaccination may convert
> leishmanin skin test in some volunteers who are LST-negative
> (MST-negative). The reactivity would gradually diminish after a few
> months.  Would appreciate any information on that and on Prof. Mayrink's
> current email address.
> Many  thanks,
> Farrokh Modabber
>
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