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Table 1 Results of the biological examinations carried out on patients 1 and 2

From: Concomitant visceral and localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in two Moroccan infants

Biological examinations

Patient 1

Patient 2

VL diagnosis

 - Bone marrow stained smear

+

+

 - Anti-L. infantum antibodies (IFAT)a

+ (1/320)

+ (1/80)

 - Anti-L. infantum antibodies (WB)

ND

+ (14–16 kD)

CL diagnosis

 - Skin stained smear

+

 - Culture (NNN)

+

 - PCR-RFLP

L. infantum

L. tropica

  1. +: Positive; −: Negative; ND: Not done
  2. aCut-off value: 1/40