Subclinical Leishmania infection in patients with rheumatic diseases under biological drugs

@article{Maritati2018SubclinicalLI,
  title={Subclinical Leishmania infection in patients with rheumatic diseases under biological drugs},
  author={Martina Maritati and Alessandro Trentini and Grégory Michel and Tiziana Bellini and Shawgi Hago Almugadam and Stefania Hanau and Marcello Govoni and Pierre Marty and Carlo Contini},
  journal={Infection},
  year={2018},
  volume={46},
  pages={801-809}
}
PurposeClimate changes and immunosuppression are influencing the spread of leishmaniasis and re-emergence in Northern Italy, respectively. We evaluated the prevalence of subclinical leishmaniasis in patients from a Northern Italian region with chronic inflammatory rheumatism (CIRD) receiving biological drugs (BD) and correlated it to the area of residence.MethodsDNA from PBMC of patients affected by CIRD treated with either BD for at least 5 years (Group A) or other immunosuppressive drugs… 
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