Comparison of PCR test based on the histone H2A/SIRE genes with classical serological tests for the diagnosis of chronic chagas disease in Colombian patients;Comparación de una prueba de PCR basada en los genes codificantes para histora HSA/SIRE con pruebas serológicas convencionales para el diagnóstic de la enfermedad de Chagas crónica eb pacientes Colombianos

Biomedica

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 83-91

  Gil, Juliana ^a   Pavía, Paula ^a   Montilla, Marleny ^b   Florez, Astrid C ^b   Quintero, Claudia ^a   Mercado, Marcela ^a   Vacca, Miguel ^c   Nicholls, Santiago ^b   Puerta, Concepción ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN IGNACIO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Chagas myocardiopathy; Histories; Polymerase chain reaction; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 37249038096     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v27i1.251     Document Type: Article

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