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Evaluating the spatial distribution of Leishmania parasites in Colombia from clinical samples and human isolates (1999 to 2016) by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Londoño-Barbosa, Diana, Salgado-Almario, Jussep, González, Camila

“…In Colombia, nine species of parasites of the genus Leishmania circulate in more than 20 sand fly species, putting at risk of contracting the disease…”
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Intraspecies differences in natural susceptibility to amphotericine B of clinical isolates of Leishmania subgenus Viannia by Franco-Muñoz, Carlos, Manjarrés-Estremor, Merab, Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia

“…Amphotericin B (AmB) is a recommended medication for the treatment of cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis in cases of therapeutic failure with first-line…”
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Changes in Macrophage Gene Expression Associated with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Infection by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Franco-Muñoz, Carlos, Londoño-Barbosa, Diana, Restrepo-Montoya, Daniel, Clavijo-Ramírez, Carlos

“…Different Leishmania species cause distinct clinical manifestations of the infectious disease leishmaniasis. It is fundamentally important to understand the…”
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Polymerase chain reaction with two molecular targets in mucosal leishmaniasis' diagnosis: a validation study by Bracho, Clemencia Ovalle, de Quintana, Luisa Porras, Arenas, Sandra Muvdi, Parra, Melania Rios

“…We validated the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a composite reference standard in 61 patients clinically suspected of having mucosal leishmaniasis, 36 of…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of Mucosal Leishmaniasis diagnosis with PCR-based vs parasitological tests in Colombia by Castillo-Rodríguez, Liliana, Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Díaz-Jiménez, Diana, Sánchez-Vanegas, Guillermo, Muvdi-Arenas, Sandra, Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos

“…To estimate the cost-effectiveness of available diagnosis alternatives for Mucosal Leishmaniasis (ML) in Colombian suspected patients. A simulation model of…”
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Mucosal leishmaniasis: A forgotten disease, description and identification of species in 50 Colombian cases by Muvdi-Arenas, Sandra, Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia

“…Mucosal leishmaniasis has a progressive course and can cause deformity and even mutilation in the affected areas. It is endemic in the American continent and…”
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Polymerase chain reaction-miniexon: a promising diagnostic method for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Díaz-Toro, Yira Rosalba, Muvdi-Arenas, Sandra

“…Background Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is a chronic disease caused mainly by Leishmania species that belong to Viannia subgenus. It affects upper respiratory…”
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Molecular typing of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and species of the subgenus Viannia associated with cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis in Colombia: A concordance study by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Camargo, Carolina, Díaz-Toro, Yira, Parra-Muñoz, Marcela

“…Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) is the reference standard for the characterization of Leishmania species. The test is restricted to specialized…”
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Detection of Leishmania RNA Virus in Clinical Samples from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Varies according to the Type of Sample by Parra-Muñoz, Marcela, Aponte, Samanda, Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Saavedra, Carlos H, Echeverry, María C

“…RNA virus (LRV) is a double-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Totiviridae family detected as cytoplasmic inclusions in some strains of the human parasite spp…”
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Geographical distribution of Leishmania species in Colombia, 1985-2017 by Salgado-Almario, Jussep, Hernández, Carlos Arturo, Ovalle, Clemencia Elena

“…Knowledge of the geographical distribution of Leishmania species allows guiding the sampling to little-studied areas and implementing strategies to define risk…”
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Improving Leishmania species identification in different types of samples from cutaneous lesions by Cruz-Barrera, Mónica L, Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Ortegon-Vergara, Viviana, Pérez-Franco, Jairo E, Echeverry, Maria C

“…The discrimination of Leishmania species from patient samples has epidemiological and clinical relevance. In this study, different gene target PCR-restriction…”
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Functional evaluation of gene silencing on macrophages derived from U937 cells using interference RNA (shRNA) in a model of macrophages infected with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Londoño-Barbosa, Diana A, Franco-Muñoz, Carlos, Clavijo-Ramírez, Carlos

“…Leishmaniasis development is multifactorial; nonetheless, the establishment of the infection, which occurs by the survival and replication of the parasite…”
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Changes in Macrophage Gene Expression Associated with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Infection: e0128934 by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Franco-Munoz, Carlos, Londono-Barbosa, Diana, Restrepo-Montoya, Daniel, Clavijo-Ramirez, Carlos

“…Different Leishmania species cause distinct clinical manifestations of the infectious disease leishmaniasis. It is fundamentally important to understand the…”
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Molecular typing of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and species of the subgenus Viannia associated with cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis in Colombia: A concordance study by Ovalle-Bracho, Clemencia, Camargo, Carolina, Díaz-Toro, Yira, Parra-Muñoz, Marcela

“…Introducción. La electroforesis de enzimas multilocus (Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis, MLEE) es el estándar de referencia para la tipificación de las…”
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