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Urbanization of congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: prospective polymerase chain reaction study in pregnancy
4 Aug 2011
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Chagas disease ranks among the world's most neglected tropical diseases and congenital transmission is increasingly responsible for urbanization of Chagas disease in non-endemic areas. Molecular assays for amplification and profiling of parasite minicircle DNA (kDNA) and identification of discrete typing units (DTUs) were prospectively conducted in bloodstream and placental samples from pregnant women cursing...
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