The Significance of Discordant Serology in Chagas Disease: Enhanced T-Cell Immunity to Trypanosoma cruzi in Serodiscordant Subjects
BackgroundSubjects are considered infected with Trypanosoma cruzi when tested positive by at least two out of three serological tests, whereas a positive result in only one of up to three tests is termed “serodiscordant” (SD). Assessment of parasite-specific T-cell responses may help discriminate th...
Main Authors: | Melisa D. Castro Eiro, María G. Alvarez, Gretchen Cooley, Rodolfo J. Viotti, Graciela L. Bertocchi, Bruno Lococo, María C. Albareda, Ana M. De Rissio, María A. Natale, Cecilia Parodi, Rick L. Tarleton, Susana A. Laucella |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01141/full |
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