Trypanosoma cruzi: parasite persistence in tissues in chronic chagasic Brazilian patients

Chagas disease in the chronic phase may develop into cardiac and/or digestive forms. The pathogenesis of the disease is not yet clear and studies have been carried out to elucidate the role of parasite persistence in affected organs. The aim of this study was to detect and quantify Trypanosoma cruzi...

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Main Authors: Gláucia E Barbosa Marcon, Dulcinéia Martins de Albuquerque, Angelica Martins Batista, Paula Durante Andrade, Eros A Almeida, Maria Elena Guariento, Maria AB Teixeira, Sandra C Botelho Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000100014&lng=en&tlng=en