Chronic Chagas disease: Presence of parasite DNA in the oesophagus of patients without megaoesophagus

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 308-309

  Vago, Annamaria Ravara ^a   Silva, Denise Marins ^a   Adad, Sheila Jorge ^b   Correa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^c   Reis, Debora d'Ávila ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chagas disease; Megaoesophagus; Polymerase chain reaction; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEGAESOPHAGUS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 4444338478     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90155-6     Document Type: Article

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