Polymerase chain reaction amplification of three different Trypanosoma cruzi DNA sequences from human chagasic cardiac tissue

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 563-570

  Olivares Villagómez, Danyvid ^a   Mccurley, Thomas L ^b   Vnencak Jones, Cindy L ^b   Correa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^c   Colley, Daniel G ^d   Carter, Clint E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031723768     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.563     Document Type: Article

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