Chagas disease in chronic phase outside the endemic area. The diagnostic tools;Maladie de Chagas en phase chronique hors zone d'endémie. Les outils diagnostiques

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Paris, L ^a   Touafek, F ^a   Elghouzzi, M H ^a   Cherif S ^b   Mazier, D ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Diagnosis; Europe; PCR; Serology

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 74849123951     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3185/pathexo3486l     Document Type: Article

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