2006
Coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia garinii alters the course of murine Lyme borreliosis
Hovius JW, Li X, Ramamoorthi N, Van Dam AP, Barthold SW, Van Der Poll T, Speelman P, Fikrig E. Coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia garinii alters the course of murine Lyme borreliosis. Pathogens And Disease 2006, 49: 224-234. PMID: 17328756, DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2006.00177.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine Lyme borreliosisB. burgdorferi sensu strictoBurgdorferi sensu strictoLyme borreliosisBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoEffect of coinfectionCoinfected miceBorrelia speciesSimultaneous infectionMiceCoinfectionBorreliosisB. gariniiBorrelia gariniiReservoir hostsGariniiI. ricinus populationsSpirochetesHigher numberArthritisPreferential maintenanceInfectionPrevalenceSpirochetemia
1987
Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis
Jones T, Johnson W, Barretto A, Lago E, Badaro R, Cerf B, Reed S, Netto E, Tada M, Franca F, Wiese K, Golightly L, Fikrig E, Costa J, Cuba C, Marsden P. Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1987, 156: 73-83. PMID: 3598227, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.1.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lesionMucosal diseaseCutaneous leishmaniasisFive-year prospective studyLeishmania braziliensis braziliensisYears of ageAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisAntimony therapyAnnual incidenceSkin testingProspective studyRecent lesionsSkin testSkin lesionsEndemic areasPatientsLesionsDiseaseMost diseasesLeishmaniasisYearsTherapyEpidemiologyPrevalenceIncidence