Serological based monitoring of a cohort of patients with chronic Chagas disease treated with benznidazole in a highly endemic area of northern Argentina

Serological based monitoring of a cohort of patients with chronic Chagas disease treated with benznidazole in a highly endemic area of northern Argentina

This study aimed to evaluate well-documented diagnostic antigens, named B13, 1F8 and JL7 recombinant proteins, as potential markers of seroconversion in treated chagasic patients. Prospective study, involving 203 patients treated with benznidazole, was conducted from endemic areas of northern Argent...

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Main Authors: Leticia L Niborski, Vanina Grippo, Sonia O Lafón, Gabriela Levitus, Facundo García-Bournissen, Juan C Ramirez, Juan M Burgos, Margarita Bisio, Natalia A Juiz, Vilma Ayala, María Coppede, Verónica Herrera, Crescencia López, Ana Contreras, Karina A Gómez, Juan C Elean, Hugo D Mujica, Alejandro G Schijman, Mariano J Levin, Silvia A Longhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2016-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
chronic Chagas disease
benznidazole treatment
serological follow-up
adverse effects
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