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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Petr might have collected patients’
sera from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>
for such trials ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Raj
[mailto:raj@cellabs.com.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:38
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Petr Volf; Chang, Kwang-Poo;
leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br; nandlals@hotmail.com; hgoto@usp.br;
elfadil_abass@yahoo.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Leish-l] inquiry</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">G'Day Dr</st1:address></st1:Street>
Petr Volf,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you very much for your paper. Excellent molecular
typing of parasites. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As you see my correspondence below, we have a antibody ELISA
where we use exoantigens from individual <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>L. infantum</span></font></i></em> and <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>L. tropica</span></font></i></em>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> If you are interested I can test plasma/serum samples
for presence of antibody response. If so please let me know.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Raj</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cellabs</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>G'Day Dr</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Hanafi,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My enquiry was to know whether <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>L. donovani</span></font></i></em> in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>
produces a cutaneous form of lesion or not (I am not referring
to PKDL form). There are many reports from SriLanka about the cutaneous
manifestations by <em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>L.
donovani</span></font></i></em>. The PKDL although is a
cutaneous response appears very late in the infection process
and this is ascribed to be a protective response against the
parasite. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Prof Chang mentioned </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"Analyses of several batches of basically clinical CL samples from
Dr. Sharma showed evidence of L infantum, but also L tropica as well as a
mixture of the two in one sample. This is the same picture we have noted for
samples from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hatay</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region></st1:place>." This is from <st1:place
w:st="on">Sutlej</st1:place> region." It means this cutaneous
complex requires some investigation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I raise species-specific exo-antigens from <em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">L. tropica</font></i></em> and <em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">L infantum</font></i></em> and I am prepared to test the
serum /plasma samples for presence of antibodies. If Dr NL Sharma is
prepared to send me specimens as well as clinical plasma or serum samples I
would be interested to investigate the antibody response in these situations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dr Raj</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cellabs</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:volf@cesnet.cz" title="volf@cesnet.cz">Petr Volf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:raj@cellabs.com.au" title="raj@cellabs.com.au">Raj</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tuesday, May 31,
2011 5:08 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Fw: [Leish-l]
inquiry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Dr Raj,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I saw your question to Dr. Sharma. I am forwarding my
response to him as well the paper which might be interesting also for you.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best wishes</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Petr Volf</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:volf@cesnet.cz" title="volf@cesnet.cz">Petr Volf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:KwangPoo.Chang@rosalindfranklin.edu"
title="KwangPoo.Chang@rosalindfranklin.edu">Chang, Kwang-Poo</a> ; <a
href="mailto:nandlals@hotmail.com" title="nandlals@hotmail.com">Sharman</a> ; <a
href="mailto:hgoto@usp.br" title="hgoto@usp.br">Hiro Goto</a> ; <a
href="mailto:elfadil_abass@yahoo.com" title="elfadil_abass@yahoo.com">elfadil
abass</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br" title="leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br">leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tuesday, May 31,
2011 9:06 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: [Leish-l]
inquiry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi K.P.,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in Cukurova region, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>, cutaneous L. infantum (now
it seems that we are dealing with L.donovani/L. infantum hybrid) grew very
poorely if we isolated them from patients. Only 1 of 25 isolations was
succesfull. However, the same strain (confirmed by molecular methods) grew
repeatedly and very well if we isolated them from sandflies. It might be useful
for Dr. Sharma try to get isolates from sand flies. It is very laborious but
very useful, in Cukurova we got about dozen of isolates by this method (all
identical).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Patients are rK39 negative, see attached paper.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best wishes</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Petr</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:KwangPoo.Chang@rosalindfranklin.edu"
title="KwangPoo.Chang@rosalindfranklin.edu">Chang, Kwang-Poo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:nandlals@hotmail.com" title="nandlals@hotmail.com">Sharman</a> ; <a
href="mailto:hgoto@usp.br" title="hgoto@usp.br">Hiro Goto</a> ; <a
href="mailto:elfadil_abass@yahoo.com" title="elfadil_abass@yahoo.com">elfadil
abass</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br" title="leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br">leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Sunday, May 22,
2011 1:39 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: [Leish-l]
inquiry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dr. NL Sharma has been working on an
important CL endemic area along the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Satluj</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType> valley to the south of
Himalaya in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>
(Please correct me should I be wrong for anything I said here and below). I had
the good fortune of visiting the site several years back courtesy of Dr.
Sharma. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I believe Dr. Sharma's finding is important, since the
parasites there are different from the familiar Indian L donovani in <st1:place
w:st="on">Bihar</st1:place>. The parasites are refratory to in vitro
cultivation. They do differentiate into promastigotes and may grow a little,
but can't really be subcultured to establish passageable lines. This
is very much reminescent of L infantum in the Mediterranean area. I recall Dr.
Sharma has also found rK39+ dogs, if I remember correctly. If
so, Satluj river valley is endemic to the infantile CL.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Analyses of several batches of basically clinical CL samples
from Dr. Sharma showed evidence of L infantum, but also L tropica as well as a
mixture of the two in one sample. This is the same picture we have noted
for samples from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hatay</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>These observations make me wonder a lot about our current
knowledge on the clinico-epidemiology based on data collected previously by
analyses of cultured promastigotes from one or
few 'representative samples'. Nowaday, technology makes it very
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leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br on behalf of Sharman<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Fri 5/20/2011 11:31 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Hiro Goto; elfadil abass<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br<br>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear all<br>
I agree with Hiro gito, We are working on a focus where the CL is<br>
predominantly caused by L. donovani, and the rK 39 STRIPS GIVE POSITIVE<br>
RESULTS WITH SERA as well as serous exudate from the lesion. The results are<br>
dependent upon species.<br>
NL Sharma<br>
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From: "Hiro Goto" <hgoto@usp.br><br>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:09 AM<br>
To: "elfadil abass" <elfadil_abass@yahoo.com><br>
Cc: <leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br><br>
Subject: Re: [Leish-l] inquiry<br>
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> Dear all,<br>
> In our oppinion, DAT and rK39 for those samples are not indicated
since<br>
> these tests are produced for the diagnosis of visceral
leishmaniasis.<br>
> In case of tegumentary leishmaniasis, it is very appropriate the<br>
> observation of J.J. Shaw appointing species specificity of antibody<br>
> response in these cases. Titers of antibodies are in general low in
these<br>
> cases therefore depending on the species, it may result negative. We
have<br>
> published a review recently in Expert Rev. Anti Infect. Ther. 8(4),<br>
> 419?433 (2010), Current diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous and<br>
> mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, where we raise this point.<br>
> Hiro Goto<br>
><br>
> Citando elfadil abass <elfadil_abass@yahoo.com>:<br>
><br>
>> Dear all I would recommend using DAT and rK39 strip test to measure<br>
>> antibody<br>
>> responses and to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency for both
tests in<br>
>> such group<br>
>> of patients.<br>
>><br>
>> Elfadil Abass<br>
>> ________________________________________________________________________________<br>
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and Hospital Hygiene<br>
>> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Philipps</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceName> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Marburg</st1:place></st1:City><br>
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>> ________________________________________________________________________________<br>
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>> ________________________________<br>
>> From: Nuha Nuwayri-Salti <racha@aub.edu.lb><br>
>> To: saad saad <saad1426@gmail.com>;
"leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br"<br>
>> <leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br><br>
>> Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 9:39:33 AM<br>
>> Subject: Re: [Leish-l] inquiry<br>
>><br>
>> Dear Saad first precaution to take is to separate your samples into<br>
>> several<br>
>> portions each (at least 5 each being no more than a few
hundred(200-400)<br>
>> microliters). This is a necessary precaution to avoid freezing and<br>
>> thawing<br>
>> several times the same sample which will be the case should you do<br>
>> different<br>
>> studies at different times which is unavoidable.<br>
>><br>
>> What you can do is correlate the type(ulcerated, abscess, furuncle<br>
>> etc.. ) the<br>
>> locale, the number and age of lesions with the levels of antibody
in the<br>
>> sera of<br>
>> these patgients and also monitor cell mediated immunity with
leishmanin<br>
>> skin<br>
>> test!<br>
>> I have just published (in print) an article about having circulating<br>
>> parasites<br>
>> in some of these patients with apparently pure cutaneous disease. It
is<br>
>> the<br>
>> first paper that revealed this fact. It would be interesting to
confirm<br>
>> or<br>
>> de-confirm this fact repeating what we did.<br>
>> Best wishes<br>
>><br>
>> Nuha Nuwayri-Salti MD<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> AOA<br>
>> Medical Honor Society<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br<br>
>> [<a href="mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br">mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br</a>]<br>
>> On Behalf Of saad saad<br>
>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 11:23 PM<br>
>> To: leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br<br>
>> Subject: [Leish-l] inquiry<br>
>><br>
>> Dear all<br>
>> Hi. i am Saad from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Saudi
Arabia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. i have 60 sera from positive case of<br>
>> CL from south west of the country. I would like to have your<br>
>> recommendations to start a good research line in CL using these sera.<br>
>> Thanks in advance for your help<br>
>> _______________________________________________<br>
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> Profa. Dra. Hiro Goto<br>
> Laboratório de Soroepidemiologia e Imunobiologia<br>
> Instituto de Medicina Tropical de <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">São
Paulo</st1:place></st1:City>, USP<br>
> Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470, prédio II, quarto andar<br>
> 05403-000 - <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">São Paulo</st1:place></st1:City>,
SP<br>
> Tel. +55-11-3061 7023, 3061 7056 ou 3061 7027<br>
> Fax. +55-11-3061-8270<br>
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