Abstract
Quantitative methods for enumerating viable L. enriettii in tissues have been used to determine the course of cutaneous leishmaniasis in guinea-pigs. The development and kinetics of acquired resistance have been evaluated in self-healing and chronic metastatic forms of the disease. It is revealed that 3 weeks after a primary local infection, a standard challenge infection is totally eliminated within 7 days. This resistance is as strong in animals with a current infection as it is in those that have fully recovered from such an infection. Animals developing metastatic disease also develop resistance to the standard challenge. This is initially as strong as in animals with only localized disease, but wanes with the progression of the infection. Although the quality of resistance becomes poorer in animals with metastatic infection, it is not lost completely. The relationship between acquired resistance and the resolution of the primary infection is discussed.
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