Laboratory diagnosis of Chagas' heart disease

The laboratory diagnosis of Chagas' disease is a complex one. Factors relating to the host immune response and the antigenic variability of T. cruzi must be considered in the final interpretation of test results. Parasitologic methods for detecting T. cruzi, immunologic methods for detecting T....

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Main Authors: Antonio Walter Ferreira, Sandra do Lago Moraes de Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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