A secondary wave of neutrophil infiltration causes necrosis and ulceration in lesions of experimental American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Alex G. Peniche; Diana L. Bonilla; Gloria I. Palma; Peter C. Melby; Bruno L. Travi; E. Yaneth Osorio

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179084

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A secondary wave of neutrophil infiltration causes necrosis and ulceration in lesions of experimental American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Alex G. Peniche,

Current address: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Affiliations Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CIDEIM), Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Diana L. Bonilla,

Affiliation Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CIDEIM), Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Gloria I. Palma,

Affiliation Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Peter C. Melby,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Bruno L. Travi,

Current address: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Affiliations Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CIDEIM), Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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E. Yaneth Osorio

* E-mail: ejosorio@utmb.edu

Current address: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Affiliations Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CIDEIM), Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-6330

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A secondary wave of neutrophil infiltration causes necrosis and ulceration in lesions of experimental American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Alex G. Peniche,
Diana L. Bonilla,
Gloria I. Palma,
Peter C. Melby,
Bruno L. Travi,
E. Yaneth Osorio

Published: June 7, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179084

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