Accurate real-time PCR strategy for monitoring bloodstream parasitic loads in chagas disease patients.

<h4>Background</h4>This report describes a real-time PCR (Q-PCR) strategy to quantify Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) DNA in peripheral blood samples from Chagas disease patients targeted to conserved motifs within the repetitive satellite sequence.<h4>Methodology/principal findings&l...

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Main Authors: Tomas Duffy, Margarita Bisio, Jaime Altcheh, Juan Miguel Burgos, Mirta Diez, Mariano Jorge Levin, Roberto Rene Favaloro, Hector Freilij, Alejandro Gabriel Schijman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19381287/pdf/?tool=EBI