Diurnal periodicity of Leishmania amastigotes in peripheral blood of Indian Kala-azar patients

被引：15
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作者：
Saran, R [1 ]
Sharma, MC
Gupta, AK
Sinha, SP
Kar, SK
机构：
[1] Rajendra Mem Res Inst Med Sci ICMR, Div Microbiol, Patna 800007, Bihar, India
[2] Rajendra Mem Res Inst Med Sci ICMR, Div Clin Med, Patna 800007, Bihar, India
来源：
ACTA TROPICA | 1997年 / 68卷 / 03期
关键词：
Kala-azar; amastigotes; diurnal periodicity;
D O I：
10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00104-6
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
Peripheral blood smears of 20 patients with Indian Kala-azar (KA) were collected throughout the day and night and examined for presence of Leishmania amastigotes. Amastigotes were detected in 46% of peripheral blood samples taken during the day (08:00-17:00 h) and 66% and during the night (18:00-07:00 h). This difference was statistically highly significant (P < 0.0001). The confirmation of amastigote diurnal periodicity is of interest, and the high percentage of parasitemic patients at night is likely to reflect the biting habit of the sandfly vector of Kala-azar Phlebotomus argentipes. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码：357 / 360
页数：4
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