Chagas' disease diagnosis: Comparative analysis of parasitologic, molecular, and serologic methods

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-210

  Gomes, Monica L ^a   Galvao, Lucia M C ^b   Macedo, Andrea M ^b   Pena, Sergio D J ^b   Chiari, Egler ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032972844     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.205     Document Type: Article

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