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Polymerase Chain Reaction for Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Yields Higher Sensitivity in Blood Clot Than Buffy Coat or Whole Blood Specimens

Year: 2008

Type: article

Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.768

Authors: Sean Fitzwater, Maritza Calderon, Carlos LaFuente, Gerson Galdos-Cardenas, Lisbeth Ferrufino, Manuela Verastegui, Robert H. Gilman, Caryn Bern, _ _

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Language: English

Topic: Trypanosoma species research and implications

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: closed

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fogarty International Center

Awards: G3321413950, Screening and Risk Factors for Cogenital Chagas Disease in Bolivia, Global Disease Research Training Program in Peru, G983164322

OpenAlex ID: W2102828205

FWCI: 2.188

Cites: 17

Cited by: 44

Related to: 10