Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in untreated chronic chagasic patients is improved by using three parasitological methods simultaneously
Author(s) -
Inés Zulantay,
Werner Apt,
C. Valencia,
Alberto M. TorresCantero,
Miguel Saavedra,
Jorge Rodríguez,
L Sandoval,
Gabriela Martínez,
Patricio Thieme,
Eduardo Sepúlveda
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr313
Subject(s) - trypanosoma cruzi , chagas disease , trypanosomiasis , xenodiagnosis , nifurtimox , medicine , gastroenterology , immunology , biology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science
This study compared three parasitological methods applied simultaneously in individuals with untreated chronic Chagas' disease in order to determine their individual and combined performances.
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