How to Improve the Early Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Relationship between Validated Conventional Diagnosis and Quantitative DNA Amplification in Congenitally Infected Children

Jacqueline Bua; Bibiana J. Volta; Alina E. Perrone; Karenina Scollo; Elsa B. Velázquez; Andres M. Ruiz; Ana M. De Rissio; Rita L. Cardoni

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002476

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How to Improve the Early Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Relationship between Validated Conventional Diagnosis and Quantitative DNA Amplification in Congenitally Infected Children

Jacqueline Bua ,

* E-mail: jacbua@yahoo.com

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bibiana J. Volta,

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Alina E. Perrone,

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Karenina Scollo,

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Elsa B. Velázquez,

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Andres M. Ruiz,

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ana M. De Rissio,

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rita L. Cardoni †

† Deceased.

Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología (INP) Dr. M. Fatala Chaben, Paseo Colón 568 (1063), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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How to Improve the Early Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Relationship between Validated Conventional Diagnosis and Quantitative DNA Amplification in Congenitally Infected Children

Jacqueline Bua,
Bibiana J. Volta,
Alina E. Perrone,
Karenina Scollo,
Elsa B. Velázquez,
Andres M. Ruiz,
Ana M. De Rissio,
Rita L. Cardoni

Published: October 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002476

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