PMID: 11340487May 8, 2001Paper

Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia observed in immunocompromised patients: the importance of the artificial xenodiagnosis

Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo
L M A BrazC R De Marchi

Abstract

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.

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