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Temporal variation of Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units in asymptomatic Chagas disease patients.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jan 2000
Sánchez Laura V, Bautista Diana C, Corredor Andrés F, Herrera Victor M, Martinez Luz X, Villar Juan Carlos, Ramírez Juan David
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is a public health problem in Latin America. This parasite displays a high genetic diversity evidenced in six Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) namely TcI-TcVI. The aim of this study was to observe the temporal variation of the DTUs in asymptomatic patients at three different times (10 days interval). The results showed that intermittence is the rule in the bloodstream of...
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