TABLE 1.

Equivalent parasite loads following infection with L. major and L. donovani^a

Repeat no.	% Infection			No. of parasites/beads per cell
	Latex	L. major	L. donovani	Latex	L. major	L. donovani
1	71	70	74	6.7	4.2	4.6
2	87	77	78	11.9	4.1	4.2
3	92	91	91	17.9	8.5	6.2

^aBMMs were infected, or allowed to phagocytose latex beads, for 16 h; washed thoroughly; and allowed to recover for a further 8 h. The percentage of cells infected and the mean number of parasites per cell were determined following staining with Diff-Quik.