Xenodiagnostico con Lutzomyia youngi en casos venezolanos de leishmaniasis cutaned por Leishmania braziliensis Translated title: Xenodiagnosis with Lutzomyia youngi in Venezuelan cases of cutaneous leishmaniais due to Leishmania braziliensis

Abstract

Xenodiagnósticos con Lutzomya yungi aplicados en los bordes de las úlceras de pacientes infectados con Leishmania braziliensis antes y después del tratamiento con 10 dosis de antimonial pentavalente y un aminoglicósido, evidencian la condición reservoria de leishmanias del enfermo, para flebótomos endofágicos y la utilidad de un tratamiento específico-temprano que no solamente conduce a la curación clínica, sino a la eliminación del riesgo de una eventual transmisión intradomiciliar por insectos que pican dentro del domicilio durante la noche.

Translated abstract

Eight patients infected with Leishmania braziliensis were used for xenodiagnosis with Lutzomtyia youngi, before and after specific antileishmanial treatment with "glucantime" and "gabbromycin". All of them infected sandflies fed on the borders of the skin lesions before the treatment, suggesting that infected persons might act as reservoirs of infection for an indoor-bitting sandfly species. The negative results obtained by xenodiagnosis carried out after specific treatment of the same individuals indicated cure of the patients, and a reduction of risk for further intradomiciliary transmission.