Molecular evidence on the occurrence of co-infection with Pichia guilliermondii and Wuchereria bancrofti in two filarial endemic districts of India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a vector-borne parasitic disease, is endemic in several parts of India and mostly affects the poor or those with a low-income. The disease results in huge numbers of morbidities, disabilities, and deaths every year. Association of co-infection with other pathogens makes the condition more severe. Although co-infection is becoming a growing area of research, it is yet to emerge as a frontier research topic in filarial research specifically. This study reports the occurrence of a fungal infection in a large number of patients suffering from bancroftian filariasis in two districts of West Bengal, India.

Methods

Nocturnal blood samples from filarial patients containing parasites and fungus were initially co-cultured, and further the fungus w

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021973 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature