Real-time PCR in HIV/Trypanosoma cruzi coinfection with and without Chagas disease reactivation: association with HIV viral load and CD4 level.

Real-time PCR in HIV/Trypanosoma cruzi coinfection with and without Chagas disease reactivation: association with HIV viral load and CD4 level.

BACKGROUND: Reactivation of chronic Chagas disease, which occurs in approximately 20% of patients coinfected with HIV/Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is commonly characterized by severe meningoencephalitis and myocarditis. The use of quantitative molecular tests to monitor Chagas disease reactivation...

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Main Authors: Vera Lúcia Teixeira de Freitas, Sheila Cristina Vicente da Silva, Ana Marli Sartori, Rita Cristina Bezerra, Elizabeth Visone Nunes Westphalen, Tatiane Decaris Molina, Antonio R L Teixeira, Karim Yaqub Ibrahim, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3166046?pdf=render

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