Experimental benznidazole treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi II strains isolated from children of the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi strains from distinct geographic areas show differences in drug resistance and association between parasites genetic and treatment response has been observed. Considering that benznidazole (BZ) can reduce the parasite burden and tissues damage, even in not cured animals and individ...
Main Authors: | Jaquelline Carla Valamiel de Oliveira-Silva, Girley Francisco Machado-de-Assis, Maykon Tavares Oliveira, Nívia Carolina Noguieira Paiva, Márcio Sobreira Silva Araújo, Cláudia Martins Carneiro, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Helen Rodrigues Martins, Marta de Lana |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2015-02-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000100086&lng=en&tlng=en |
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