ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENCE OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI IN THE HEART TISSUE OF THREE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CHAGAS' HEART DISEASE

It is still unclear to what extent myocarditis-associated, chronic Chagas' heart disease is due to persisting Trypanosoma cruzi. In the present study, we have analyzed tissue samples from the hearts of three patients with this disease. In situ hybridization provided little evidence for the pres...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2003-02, Vol.68 (2), p.242-247
Hauptverfasser:	ELIAS, FERNANDO E, VIGLIANO, CARLOS A, LAGUENS, RUBEN P, LEVIN, MARIANO J, BEREK, CLAUDIA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Base Sequence Biological and medical sciences Chagas Cardiomyopathy - parasitology Chronic Disease DNA Primers DNA, Protozoan - genetics Female Human protozoal diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Myocarditis - parasitology Myocardium - pathology Parasitic diseases Polymerase Chain Reaction Protozoal diseases Tropical medicine Trypanosoma cruzi - genetics Trypanosoma cruzi - isolation & purification Trypanosomiasis
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