Diagnostic Antigens of "Leishmania Tropica".
Abstract
Work performed over the first twelve month period focused on three areas. First, continued work was performed on a peptide derived from the repeated portion of L. tropica antigen, Lt-l (1). ELISA based assays were optimized, and data was generated to better determine the specificity and sensitivity of the peptide, using additional sera from non-deployed disease-free individuals, gulf war veterans, and cutaneous L. tropica patients. Second, additional peptides derived from the Lt-1 repeat region and the repeat region from an additional L. tropica antigen, Lt-4, were evaluated as additional diagnostic components in an ELISA based assay using normal and gulf war VTL sera.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA353776
Entities
People
- Steven G Reed