Trypanosoma cruzi: blood parasitism kinetics and their correlation with heart parasitism intensity during long-term infection of Beagle dogs

The goals of the present study were to evaluate the kinetics of blood parasitism by examination of fresh blood, blood culture (BC) and PCR assays and their correlation with heart parasitism during two years of infection in Beagle dogs inoculated with the Be-78, Y and ABC Trypanosoma cruzi strains. O...

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Main Authors: Vanja M Veloso, Paulo MM Guedes, Isabel M Andrade, Ivo S Caldas, Helen R Martins, Cláudia M Carneiro, George LL Machado-Coelho, Marta de Lana, Lúcia MC Galvão, Maria T Bahia, Egler Chiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600003