Parasite Genotypically Related to a Monoxenous Trypanosomatid of Dog's Flea Causing Opportunistic Infection in an HIV Positive Patient

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 531-537

  Pacheco, Raquel S ^a   Marzochi, Mauro C A ^a   Pires, Marize Q ^a   Brito, Célia M M ^a   Madeira, Maria De Fátima ^a   Barbosa Santos, Elizabeth G O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Hybridization; Minicircle; Monoxenous trypanosomatid; Opportunistic infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; INSECTA; LEPTOMONAS; LIZARD LEISHMANIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

KINETOPLAST DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; DOG; FLAGELLATE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; DNA, KINETOPLAST; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

EID: 0032110971     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000400021     Document Type: Article

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