A scoring method to standardize lesion monitoring following intra-dermal infection of Leishmania parasites in the murine ear

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2014 May 28:4:67. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00067. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Steffen Schuster¹, Mary-Anne Hartley², Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier¹, Catherine Ronet²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne Epalinges, Switzerland ; WHO-IRTC Center Epalinges, Switzerland.
² Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne Epalinges, Switzerland.

No abstract available

Keywords: Leishmania; ear infection; murine model; parasites; score.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Ear / pathology*
Leishmaniasis / pathology*
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Parasitology / methods*
Research Design*
Severity of Illness Index*