• A Randomized Trial of Amphotericin B alone or in combination with Itraconazole in the treatment of mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis 

      Valda Rodríguez, Luis; Dedet, Jean-Pierre; Paredes, Virginia; Mendoza, Carmelo; Cárdenas, Fernando (Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 1995)
      A randomized trial of amphotericin B (AB) alone and in combination with oral itraconazole (IZ) is carried out in two groups of 10 mucocutaneous leishmaniasis patients from Bolivia and Perú. AB+IZ combination is no better ...
    • An isoenzyme survey of Trypanosoma cruzi genetic variability in sylvatic cycles from French Guiana 

      Lewicka, Katarzyna; Brenière-Campana, Simone Frederique; Barnabe, Christian; Dedet, Jean-Pierre; Tibayrenc, Michel (Experimental Parasitology, 1995)
      Abstract Twenty-seven trypanosomatidae stocks isolated from various hosts in French Guiana have been surveyed by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis on cellulose acetate plates. The variability observed at 22 different ...
    • Cutaneous leishmaniasis in French Guiana : a review 

      Dedet, Jean-Pierre (Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 1990)
      Abstract. A review of a l0 year investigation carried out by various institutions on cutaneous leishmaniasis in French Guiana is presented, with emphasis on epidemiology, clinical aspects, and therapy.
    • Encuesta de morbilidad en dos poblaciones de una zona tropical en Bolivia 

      David, Christophe; Tórrez Espejo, Miguel; Dimier-David, Laure; Dedet, Jean-Pierre (Cuadernos Hospital de Clínicas, 1991)
      Resumen. En el curso de actividades del programa de Leishmaniasis, entre julio y diciembre de 1990, se efectuó una evaluación del estado de salud de dos poblaciones, que habitan la zona tropical de los departamentos de ...
    • Nasal polyp associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Report of two cases 

      Valda-Rodríguez, Luis; Dedet, Jean-Pierre; Ravisse, Pierre; Bustillos, Renato; Dimier-David, Laure; Rollano, Félix; Monasterios, Heidy (Eur J Dermatol, 1994)
      Mucocutaneous leishmaniosis (MCL) can manifest in different forms and affects skin as well as mucosae. Nasal polyps are rare. We report the cases of two male patients with nasal polyps. One polyps. One of them with cutaneous ...
    • Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood banks of seven department of Bolivia 

      Carrasco, Roxana; Miguez, Hortensia; Camacho, Clara; Echalar, Lourdes; Revollo, Suzana; Ampuero, Tania; Dedet, Jean-Pierre (Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 1990)
      Trypanosoma cruzi infection was studied in 1,298 sera samples of blood banks from 7 capital departments of Bolivia, using the immunofluorescence test (IFI) and Enzyme Linked Immuno sorbent Assay (ELISA). The percentages ...