Table 3.
Leishmania antibodies and real-time PCR results in immunosuppressed patients with clinical signs of visceral (VL) or disseminated leishmaniasis (DL)
| Patient No. (manifestation) | Underlying disease | Result real-time PCR | Result serology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Species | IFA titer | K39 ELISA U/ml | ||
| 1 (DL) | HIV+ | Blood+, skin+ |
L. major
L. major |
20,000 (+) | 16.02 (+) |
| 2 (VL) | HIV+ | Blood+ | L. infantum | 320 (+) | 56.77 (+) |
| 3 (DL) | Kidney transplantation | Skin+, bone marrow (+/−) |
L. infantum
L. infantum |
640 (+) | 1977.72 (+) |
| 4 (VL) | Lupus erythematosus | Blood+, bone marrow+ |
L. infantum
L. infantum |
160 (+) | 1.82 (−) |