Reactivation of Chagas disease in a heart transplant patient infected by sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing unit I

Heart transplantation is an effective treatment for Chagas disease patients with severe cardiomyopathy. However, Trypanosoma cruzi reactivation is of great concern. The T. cruzi parasite is classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs identified as TcI-TcVI). It is unknown whether there is an ass...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 52; p. e20180512
Main Authors:	Inga, Leydi Alexandra Ceballos, Olivera, Mario Javier
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01-01-2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:	Chagas disease Organ transplantation Reactivation TROPICAL MEDICINE Chagas disease Reactivation Organ transplantation
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