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The PCR-based detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in the faeces of Triatoma infestans fed on patients with chronic American trypanosomiasis gives higher sensitivity and a quicker result than routine xenodiagnosis

I. ZulantayPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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W. AptPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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L. C. GilServicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumontt 999, Santiago, Chile
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C. RochaPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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K. MundacaPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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A. SolariPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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G. SánchezPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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C. RodriguezPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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G. MartínezPrograma de Biología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 427, Santiago 3, Chile
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L. M. De PablosInstituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva, Calle Severo Ochoa s/n, Granada, Spain
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L. SandovalEscuela de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 9183, Santiago 1, Chile
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J. RodríguezEscuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Casilla 70012, Santiago 7, Chile
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S. VilchezInstituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva, Calle Severo Ochoa s/n, Granada, Spain
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A. OsunaInstituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva, Calle Severo Ochoa s/n, Granada, Spain
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Pages 673-679 | Published online: 29 Nov 2013

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Werner Apt. (2010) Current and developing therapeutic agents in the treatment of Chagas disease. Drug Design, Development and Therapy 4, pages 243-253.
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Noelia Lozano, Mercedes Gomez Samblas, Eva Calabuig, María José Giménez Martí, Maria Dolores Gómez Ruiz, José Miguel Sahuquillo Arce, Sergio Sequera-Arquelladas, José Miguel Molina Moreno, M. Trelis & Antonio Osuna. (2023) Use of sera cell free DNA (cfDNA) and exovesicle-DNA for the molecular diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease. PLOS ONE 18:9, pages e0282814.
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Alexa Prescilla Ledezma, Roberto Blandon, Alejandro G. Schijman, Alejandro Benatar, Azael Saldaña & Antonio Osuna. (2020) Mixed infections by different Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units among Chagas disease patients in an endemic community in Panama. PLOS ONE 15:11, pages e0241921.
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Stéphanie Depickère, Gonzalo Marcelo Ramírez-Ávila & Jean-Louis Deneubourg. (2019) Alteration of the aggregation and spatial organization of the vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma infestans, by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Scientific Reports 9:1.
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W. Apt. 2017. American Trypanosomiasis Chagas Disease. American Trypanosomiasis Chagas Disease 751 771 .
David A. Bruckner & Jaime A. Labarca. 2015. Manual of Clinical Microbiology . Manual of Clinical Microbiology 2357 2372 .
Catalina Muñoz, Inés Zulantay, Werner Apt, Sylvia Ortiz, Alejandro G. Schijman, Margarita Bisio, Valentina Ferrada, Cinthya Herrera, Gabriela Martínez & Aldo Solari. (2013) Evaluation of Nifurtimox Treatment of Chronic Chagas Disease by Means of Several Parasitological Methods. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 57:9, pages 4518-4523.
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G.F. Enriquez, M.V. Cardinal, M.M. Orozco, A.G. Schijman & R.E. Gürtler. (2013) Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in naturally infected dogs and cats using serological, parasitological and molecular methods. Acta Tropica 126:3, pages 211-217.
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Nicolás Bravo, Catalina Muñoz, Nicolás Nazal, Miguel Saavedra, Gabriela Martínez, Eduardo Araya, Werner Apt & Inés Zulantay. (2012) Real-Time PCR in faecal samples of Triatoma infestans obtained by xenodiagnosis: proposal for an exogenous internal control. Parasites & Vectors 5:1.
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Vagish Hemmige, Herbert Tanowitz & Aisha Sethi. (2012) Trypanosoma cruzi infection: a review with emphasis on cutaneous manifestations. International Journal of Dermatology 51:5, pages 501-508.
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Michal Svoboda, Myrna Virreira, Carine Truyens, Faustino Torrico & Yves Carlier. 2011. Molecular Microbiology. Molecular Microbiology 713 725 .
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Juan Venegas, Sandra Miranda, William Coñoepan, Sergio Pîchuantes, María Isabel Jercic, Christian González, Marta Gajardo, Werner Apt, Arturo Arribada & Gittith Sánchez. (2010) Microsatellite marker analysis shows differentiation among Trypanosoma cruzi populations of peripheral blood and dejections of Triatoma infestans fed on the same chronic chagasic patients. Parasitology Research 107:4, pages 855-863.
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Werner Apt. 2010. American Trypanosomiasis. American Trypanosomiasis 809 825 .
Juan Venegas, William Coñoepan, Sergio Pichuantes, Sandra Miranda, Werner Apt, Arturo Arribada, Inés Zulantay, Ximena Coronado, Jorge Rodriguez, Eduardo Reyes, Aldo Solari & Gittith Sanchez. (2009) Differential distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi clones in human chronic chagasic cardiopathic and non-cardiopathic individuals. Acta Tropica 109:3, pages 187-193.
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C. I. Espino, T. Gómez, G. González, M. F. Brazil do Santos, J. Solano, O. Sousa, N. Moreno, D. Windsor, A. Ying, S. Vilchez & A. Osuna. (2009) Detection of Wolbachia Bacteria in Multiple Organs and Feces of the Triatomine Insect Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) . Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75:2, pages 547-550.
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