%0 Journal Article
%T Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia observed in immunocompromised patients: the importance of the artificial xenodiagnosis
%A BRAZ L¨²cia Maria Almeida
%A AMATO NETO Vicente
%A CARIGNANI F¨˘bio Luiz
%A MARCHI Cl¨˘udia Regina de
%J Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de S£żo Paulo
%D 2001
%I Instituto de Medicina Tropical
%X Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia observed in immunocompromised patients (transplant or positive HIV) occurred more frequently by the artificial xenodiagnosis method (10/38) compared with hemoculture (2/38), given the same quantity of blood. Other ways of diagnosis, like mice inoculation (5/38), QBC and buffy coat (2/38), were evaluated also. This result showed the importance of the artificial xenodiagnosis. The other techniques increased only one more patient positive.
%K Chagas disease
%K Trypanosoma cruzi
%K Immunocompromised
%K Artificial xenodiagnosis
%K Hemoculture
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