pneumophila225,
311 – 312
culture 312
morphology 311
therapy 312
Legislation 31
Leishmania(leishma-
nioses) 493 – 499
aethiopica 496
AIDS-associated 498
braziliensiscomplex 4 96,
652
chagasi 495
clinicalmanifestations
496 – 498
cultivation 623
cutaneousleishmaniosis
493 , 495 – 496
diagnosis 498 – 4 99,
623, 652
diagnosis 498 – 4 99,623,
625, 6 43, 64 9, 652
distribution 493
donovani 4 95, 6 43, 649
epidemiology 498
immunology 498
infantum 49 4, 4 95, 6 43,
649
lifecycle 494 – 496
major 4 95, 652
mexicanacomplex 4 96,
652
mucocutaneousleish-
maniosis 4 93, 496 , 652
occurrence 494
peruviana 496
prevention 499
therapy 499
tropica 495 , 652
visceralleishmaniosis
493 , 495
diagnosis 49 8, 4 99,
623, 6 43, 649
Lentiviruses 449
Lepromintest 99
Leprosy262, 269 – 271
clinicalpicture 270
diagnosis 99 , 27 0, 6 46,
651
epidemiology 271
immunity 269 – 270
infection/immunere-
sponserelationship 104
lepromatous 270
pathogenesis 269
prevention 271
therapy 270
tuberculoid269, 270
seealsoMycobacterium
leprae
Leptospirainterrogans
(leptospirosis)226,
328 – 330
classification 328
clinicalpicture 329
culture328, 329
diagnosis 329 – 330
liver 641
nervoussystem 64 4,
645
epidemiology 330
morphology 328
pathogenesis 328 – 329
anictericleptospirosis
329
ictericleptospirosis
329
prevention 330
therapy 330
Lethality 26 – 27
Leukemia 69
Leukemiainhibitoryfactor
(LIF) 81
Leukocidin 232
Leukocytes 46
Levofloxacin 189
Lice 60 6, 612 – 615
body 61 3, 615
crab/pubic 61 3, 615
diagnosis 653
head 613 – 614
seealsoAnoplura
Lincomycin 191
Lincosamides 191 , 195
Linezolid 192
LipoidA 156
Lipopolysaccharide(LPS)
1 8, 1 42, 155 – 156
Listeria(listeriosis) 251 ,
253
connatallisteriosis 253
infection/immunere-
sponserelationship 104
ivanovii 252
monocytogenes 221 , 251 ,
252 – 253
clinicalcharacteristics
253
culture 252
diagnosis 253
nervoussystem 64 4,
645
urogenitaltract 636
epidemiology 253
morphology 252
pathogenesis 252therapy 253
toxin 16
prevention 253
Litostomatea 477
Liverabscess502,503, 642
Liverandactivation-regu-
latedchemokine(LARC)
83 , 142
Livercirrhosis 431 , 445
Liverflukes
catliverfluke 557 – 558
Chineseliverfluke
557 – 558
lancetliverfluke 557
seealsoFasciola
Liverinfections 641 – 6 42,
643
seealsospecificinfections
Loaloa(loaosis)589,
590 – 591 ,592, 593
clinicalmanifestations
593
diagnosis 59 3,653, 655
epidemiology 593
lifecycle 593
occurrence 593
pathogenesis 593
therapy 593
Lobarpneumonia 240
Lobosea 477
LockjawseeTetanus
Lo ̈fflernutrientmedium
256
Lo ̈fflersyndrome 579
Loracarbef 1 89, 195
LouseseeLice
Lowresponder 142
LTRsequence 449
Luciliaspp. 617
LuesseeSyphilis
Lumefantrine 533
LungflukesseeParagoni-
mus
Lymedisease
clinicalmanifestations
326 – 327
diagnosis 327
epidemiology 327 – 328
therapy 327
transmission28,
327 – 328, 607
seealsoIxodesricinus
seealsoBorreliaburg-
dorferi
Lymphnodes 4 8, 74
Lymphocryptovirus 382
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