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Case Report: Molecular Detection and Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi in Ocular Tissue from Donors with Chagas Disease.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 4 Oct 2021
Alí Santoro Gianfranco, Starcenbaum Bouchez Marta I, Cittadino Elisabeth, Drago Sofía Belén, Leguizamón María Susana, Burgos Juan M
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Corneal transplantation is the most frequent transplant worldwide. Tissue characteristics allow storage and transport, even between continents, increasing its accessibility around the world. Donor infection with Trypanosoma cruzi is not defined as a corneal discarding factor, although the transplant is not recommended preventively, as in any infectious diseases. Herein, by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...
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