H. Ghalib

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Interleukin 10 production correlates with pathology in human Leishmania donovani infections.
We have found that an important Th2 cytokine, IL-10, is produced by tissues from patients acutely infected with Leishmania donovani. In all individuals tested, IL-10 mRNA production was increased in… Expand
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Molecular characterization of a kinesin-related antigen of Leishmania chagasi that detects specific antibody in African and American visceral leishmaniasis.
We report the cloning of a Leishmania chagasi antigen gene and an evaluation of leishmaniasis patient antibody responses to the recombinant protein, rK39. rK39 contains a 39-amino acid repeat that is… Expand
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Endemic kala-azar in eastern Sudan: a longitudinal study on the incidence of clinical and subclinical infection and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.
Between April 1991 and April 1993, a longitudinal study was performed in the village of Um-Salala (1,430 inhabitants) in the endemic area of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) in eastern Sudan.… Expand
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Kala-azar: a comparative study of parasitological methods and the direct agglutination test in diagnosis.
In a comparative study 88 patients were diagnosed as suffering from kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) using 3 parasitological methods simultaneously. Splenomegaly was absent in 4 cases. In 84… Expand
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rK39 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Leishmania donovani Infection
ABSTRACT The rK39 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was compared with the direct agglutination test (DAT) for Leishmania donovani infection in the Sudan. rK39 ELISA proved more sensitive than… Expand
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IL-12 enhances Th1-type responses in human Leishmania donovani infections.
IL-12 is a pluripotent cytokine that interacts with NK and T cells to play a central role in the initiation and maintenance of Th1 responses and IFN-gamma production. Because of the interactive… Expand
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Direct agglutination test for diagnosis and sero-epidemiological survey of kala-azar in the Sudan.
132 patients with suspected kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) were included in a prospective study to compare the performance of the direct agglutination test (DAT) with smears of lymph node, bone… Expand
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Kala-azar in displaced people from southern Sudan: epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic findings.
Six hundred and ninety-three patients with kala-azar were seen in Khartoum, Sudan, from January 1989 to February 1990. They were almost exclusively from the Nuer tribe, originating from the western… Expand
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Congenital kala-azar and leishmaniasis in the placenta.
During an epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis in the Sudan, two cases of congenital kala-azar were seen. The first child, whose mother had contracted kala-azar in southern Sudan, was born in Khartoum,… Expand
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Immunochemotherapy of persistent post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: a novel approach to treatment.
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a recognized dermatosis that follows successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in the Sudan. This randomized and double-blind study aimed to assess… Expand
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