Antimonial Resistance in Leishmania donovani Is Associated with Increased In Vivo Parasite Burden

• Manu Vanaerschot,

  Affiliations Unit of Molecular Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Simonne De Doncker,

  Affiliation Unit of Molecular Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Suman Rijal,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

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• Louis Maes,

  Affiliation Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Jean-Claude Dujardin ,

  * E-mail: jcdujardin@itg.be

  Affiliations Unit of Molecular Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Saskia Decuypere

  Affiliation Unit of Molecular Parasitology, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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