Trypanosoma cruzi: sensitivity of the polymerase chain reaction for detecting the parasite in the blood of mice infected with different clonal genotypes.
The polymerase chain reaction showed high sensitivity for detecting Trypanosoma cruzi in the blood of mice, independent of clonal genotype (19, 20-T. cruzi I; 32, 39-T. cruzi II) or phase of the infection (acute or chronic).
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Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Laboratório de Parasitologia Básica, Bloco I-90, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo 5790, 87020-900, C.P. 331, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D018105:DNA, Kinetoplast / Q000097:blood; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000592:standards*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D018105:DNA, Kinetoplast; D016054:DNA, Protozoan