Epidemiological survey of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in North-Eastern Brazil using different diagnostic methods Pesquisa epidemiologica da infecção por Trypanosoma cruzi no nordeste brasileiro utilizando-se diferentes métodos diagnósticos

Epidemiological survey of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in North-Eastern Brazil using different diagnostic methods Pesquisa epidemiologica da infecção por Trypanosoma cruzi no nordeste brasileiro utilizando-se diferentes métodos diagnósticos

A survey of the prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection was carried out in Oitis, a small community in the State of Piaui, Brazil. Two hundred and sixty five individuals were screened by microscopic examination, hémoculture, indirect immunofluorescence (IFA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELI...

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Main Authors: José Figuerêdo-Silva, Yoshimasa Kaneda, Hiroshi Tachibana, Rieko Furushima, Seiki Tateno, Fernando Gomes Correia-Lima, Dalva Neves da Costa Bento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Epidemiological survey
Serodiagnosis
Indirect immunofluorescence
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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