Predictive role of polymerase chain reaction in the early diagnosis of congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Acta Tropica

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 195-200

  Velázquez, Elsa B ^a   Rivero, Rocío ^a   Rissio, Ana María De ^a   Malagrino, Nora ^a   Esteva, Mónica I ^a   Riarte, Adelina Rosa ^a   Ruiz , Andrés Mariano ^a  

^a Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Congenital chagas disease; Congenital infection; Predictive diagnosis by PCR; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAGUAY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SUBURBAN AREA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ARGENTINA; BOLIVIA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; PARAGUAY;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; CHAGAS DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904679429     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.05.016     Document Type: Article

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