Coinfection with Leishmania major and Staphylococcus aureus enhances the pathologic responses to both microbes through a pathway involving IL-17A
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007247
Abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic disease causing chronic, ulcerating skin lesions. Most humans infected with the causative Leishmania protozoa are asymptomatic. Leishmania spp. are usually introduced by sand flies into the dermis of mammalian… read more here.
Keywords: coinfection; leishmania major; aureus; major staphylococcus ... See more keywords