Etiological Treatment for Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 337-339

  Amato Neto, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Etiological treatment; Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMAN;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; NIFURTIMOX; NITROIMIDAZOLES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

EID: 0346304965     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700065     Document Type: Article

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