Drug Resistance in Leishmania Parasites Consequences, Molecular Mechanisms and Possible Treatments /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ponte-Sucre, Alicia (Editor), Diaz, Emilia (Editor), Padrón-Nieves, Maritza (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Vaccines.; Drug resistance.; Parasitology.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Infectious diseases.; Microbiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Drug Resistance.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Vaccine.

One of the main problems concerning therapeutic tools for the treatment of parasitic diseases, including leishmaniasis, is that some field parasites are naturally resistant to the classical drugs; additionally, current therapies may select parasites prone to be resistant to the applied drugs. These...