Comparative serology techniques for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a rural population from the state of Querétaro, Mexico

Comparative serology techniques for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a rural population from the state of Querétaro, Mexico

Immunological diagnostic methods for Trypanosoma cruzi depend specifically on the presence of antibodies and parasitological methods lack sensitivity during the chronic and “indeterminate” stages of the disease. This study performed a serological survey of 1,033 subjects from 52 rural communities in...

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Main Authors: María Elena Villagrán-Herrera, Manuel Sánchez-Moreno, Adriana Jheny Rodríguez-Méndez, Hebert Luis Hernández-Montiel, Felipe de Jesús Dávila-Esquivel, Germán González-Pérez, José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, José Antonio de Diego-Cabrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
iron superoxide dismutase (FeSOD)
rural zones
Querétaro
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