Using polymerase chain reaction in early diagnosis of re-activated Trypanosoma cruzi infection after heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1345-1348

  Maldonado, Cecilia ^a   Albano, Susana ^a   Vettorazzi, Lorena ^a   Salomone, Oscar ^b   Zlocowski, Juan C ^c   Abiega, Claudio ^c   Amuchastegui, Marcos ^b   Córdoba, Roque ^b   Alvarellos, Teresita ^a,d  

^a Fund para El Progreso de la Med   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL PRIVADO   (Argentina)

^c Infectious Diseases and Microbiology   (Argentina)

^d 9 de Julio 941   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA SEQUENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REINFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 10944255197     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.09.027     Document Type: Article

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