Immune Response to Trypanosoma cruzi Shed Acute Phase Antigen in Children from an Endemic Area for Chagas′ Disease in Bolivia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 503-507

  Brenière, Simone Frédérique ^a   Yaksic, Nina ^b   Telleria, Jenny ^a   Bosseno, Marie France ^a   Noireau, François ^a   Wincker, Patrick ^c   Sanchez, Daniel ^d  

^a Institut de recherche pour le developpement Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Humoral response; Serological diagnosis; Shed acute phase antigen; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031174398     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000400011     Document Type: Article

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