TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participantsa
| Variable | Value for: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy donors | CL patients | Total | |
| Subjects, no. (%) | 19 (45.2) | 23 (54.8) | 42 |
| Sex, no. (%) | |||
| Female | 4 (21.1) | 3 (13.0) | 7 (16.7) |
| Male | 15 (78.9) | 20 (87.0) | 35 (83.3) |
| Median age, yrs (range) | 28 (19–59) | 30 (20–53) | 28 (19–59) |
| Ethnic group, no. (%) | |||
| Afro-Colombian | 3 (15.8) | 8 (34.8) | 11 (26.2) |
| Mestizo | 15 (78.9) | 12 (52.2) | 27 (64.3) |
| Other | 1 (5.3) | 3 (13) | 4 (9.6) |
| Avg time of evolution of the cutaneous lesion in months (SD) | NA | 1.91 (1.01) | |
| Leishmania species, no. (%) | |||
| L. (V.) panamensis | NA | 14 (61) | |
| L. (V.) braziliensis | NA | 1 (4.3) | |
| L. (V.) guyanensis | NA | 1 (4.3) | |
| Not isolatedb | NA | 7 (30.4) | |
| LRV status, no. (%) | |||
| Positive | NA | 0 (0) | |
| Negative | NA | 16 (100) | |
a
CL, cutaneous leishmaniasis; NA, not applicable.
b
Strains were not isolated either because the culture was contaminated or because the patient did not consent for parasite isolation.