Human infection by Trypanosoma rangeli in the Brazilian Amazon

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-279

  Coura, José R ^a   Fernandas, Octavio ^a,d   Arboleda, Margarita ^b   Barrett, Toby V ^c   Carrara, Neide ^a   Degrave, Wim ^a   Campbell, David A ^e  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical   (Colombia)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Human infection; Trypanosoma rangeli

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIMASTIGOTE; HEMIPTERA; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

EID: 0030012470     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90247-3     Document Type: Article

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