Treatment of congenital chagas' disease diagnosed and followed up by the polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 487-491

  Russomando, Graciela ^a   De Tomassone, Maria M C ^a   De Guillen, Ivalena ^a   Acosta, Nidia ^a   Vera, Ninfa ^a   Almiron, Maria ^a   Candia, Norma ^a   Calcena, Maria F ^a   Figueredo, Antonio ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional de Asuncion   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PARAGUAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031711536     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.487     Document Type: Article

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