Identification of asymptomatic Leishmania infections: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asymptomatic Leishmania infection may play an important role in the transmission of the parasite in endemic areas. At present there is no consensus on the definition of asymptomatic Leishmania infection, nor is there a safe and accessible gold standard test for its identification.

Methods

This paper presents a scoping review to summarize definitions of asymptomatic Leishmania infection found in the literature, as well as to detail the approach (molecular, serological, cellular, and/or parasitological tests) used by researchers to identify this asymptomatic population. A scoping review of published and gray literature related to asymptomatic Leishmania infection was conducted; retrieved citations were screened based on predefined eligibility criteria, and relevant

SUBMITTER: Ibarra-Meneses AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727076 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature