Treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected children with nifurtimox: A 3 year follow-up by PCR

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 515-519

  Solari, A ^a   Ortiz S ^a   Soto, A ^a   Arancibia, C ^a   Campillay, R ^a   Contreras, M ^a   Salinas, P ^a   Rojas, A ^a   Schenone, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NIFURTIMOX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; XENODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034757465     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.4.515     Document Type: Article

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