Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. human mixed infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-273

  Chiaramonte, M G ^a   Zwirner, N W ^a   Caropresi, S L ^b   Taranto, N J ^c   Malchiodi, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Hospital J D Peron   (Argentina)

^c Hospital S V de Paul   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SERUM; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029920730     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.271     Document Type: Article

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