Serological screening of Chagas disease in an immigrant population in Asturias, Spain proceeding from Chagas-endemic areas

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 774-776

  Rodríguez Guardado, Azucena ^a   Rodríguez, Mercedes ^a   Alonso, Paula ^a   Seco, Carolina ^b   Flores Chavez, Maria ^c   Mejuto, Patricia ^a   Cartón, Jose A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias ^*  (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAGUAY; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SPAIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 72449152276     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540903161523     Document Type: Article

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