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Severe digestive pathology associated with chronic Chagas' disease in Ecuador: report of two cases.

Abstract:

DNA extracted from peripheral blood of two Ecuadorian patients showing severe digestive pathology was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction using a Trypanosoma cruzi specific oligonucleotide primers derived from the primary sequence of a cDNA encoding for a 24 kDa excretory/secretory protein. The positive PCR results together with the clinical findings confirmed that both patients had a digestive pathology due to Chagas' disease. This pathology could be more frequent than previously described in the chagasic endemic regions of Andean countries.

Año de publicación:

1997

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    Fuente:

    scopusscopus

    Tipo de documento:

    Review

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Patología
    • Tracto gastrointestinal
    • Salud pública

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Enfermedades
    • Cirugía y especialidades médicas afines
    • Medicina forense; incidencia de enfermedades

    Contribuidores:

    Ouaissi A.Ouaissi A.
    Vinueza L.Vinueza L.
    Eras J.Eras J.
    Ángel Gustavo GuevaraÁngel Gustavo Guevara
    Philip John CooperPhilip John Cooper
    Guderian R.H.Guderian R.H.
    Recalde M.Recalde M.