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. 2014 Dec 23;9(12):e114584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114584

Table 1. Positivity of infection with Leishmania infantum in mice submitted or not to protein malnutrition.

Tissue Positive detection
CPi LPi
qPCR
Spleen 100% (12/12) 100% (12/12)
Liver 83% (10\12) 83% (10\12)
Tissue culture
Spleen 67% (8\12) 67% (8\12)
Liver 50% (6\12) 58% (7\12)
Bone marrow 17% (2\12) 17% (2\12)
Blood 0% (0\12) 8% (1\12)

CPi: animals fed 14% protein diet and infected; LPi: animals fed 4% protein diet and infected.