LEISHMANIASIS IN AIDS PATIENTS - RESULTS OF LEUKOCYTOCONCENTRATION, AFAST BIOLOGICAL METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS

Leukocytoconcentration is an easy, fast and inexpensive technique for the diagnosis of leishmaniasis from peripheral blood. The technique in volves concentration of blood parasites on a small surface of a micros cope slide while the red blood cells are removed by lysis. The results , compared with those of other methods (examination of cultures of blo od samples and bone marrow smears), were very good and accurate. All b ut one of our cases of leishmaniasis were patients with HIV co-infecti on. Leukocytoconcentration facilitates follow-up of cases and fast det ection of any relapse.