Trypanosoma cruzi: Specific detection of parasites by PCR in infected humans and vectors using a set of primers (BP1/BP2) targeted to a nuclear DNA sequence

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-232

  Silber, Ariel M ^a   Búa, Jacqueline ^a   Porcel, Betina M ^a   Segura, Elsa L ^a   Ruiz, Andrés M ^a  

^a Min de Salud y Accion Social   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; XENODIAGNOSIS;

INSECTA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

EID: 0031105206     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.4141     Document Type: Article

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