Trypanosoma cruzi infection in elche (Spain): Comparison of the seroprevalence in immigrants from Paraguay and Bolivia

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-106

  Ramos, José M ^a,b   Ponce, Yamileth ^a   Gallegos, Ingrid ^a   Flóres Chávez, María ^c   Cañavate, Carmen ^c   Gutiérrez, Félix ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Chagas disease; Immigrants; Paraguay; Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PARAGUAY; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGUAY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865150427     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000013     Document Type: Article

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