PCR detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in oesophageal tissues of patients with chronic digestive Chagas' disease [8]

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9031, 1996, Pages 891-892

  Vago, A R ^a   Macedo, A M ^a   Adad, S J ^a   D'Avila Reis, D ^a   Correa Oliveira, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS; ETIOLOGY; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MEGAESOPHAGUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029742234     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)64761-7     Document Type: Letter

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