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Chagasic Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Diagnosis, Follow-Up, and Genetic Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi
1 Jan 2002
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Early diagnosis of the clinical reactivation of Chagas' disease in human immunodeficiency virus- and Trypanosoma cruzi-coinfected persons is fundamental for a good prognosis. Polymerase chain reaction rapidly and efficiently demonstrated the presence and elimination of T. cruzi in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with chagasic meningoencephalitis. Characterization of T. cruzi, directly and indirectly in blood...
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