Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Leishmania species
MICROBIOLOGY
- Protozoan parasite of Kinetoplastid family, amastigote form infects macrophages.
- Transmitted by various species of infected sandflies; also by needle sharing among IDUs in endemic regions.
- Lifecycle: Fig 1.
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Last updated: August 8, 2020
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Leishmania Species." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540309/all/Leishmania_species.
Auwaerter PG. Leishmania species. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540309/all/Leishmania_species. Accessed June 1, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2020). Leishmania species. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540309/all/Leishmania_species
Auwaerter PG. Leishmania Species [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2023 June 01]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540309/all/Leishmania_species.
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