Absence of both circadian rhythm and Trypanosoma cruzi periodicity with xenodiagnosis in chronic chagasic individuals Ausência de ritmo circadiano e de periodicidade do Trypanosoma cruzi ao xenodiagnóstico em chagásicos crônicos

Xenodiagnoses were performed every 3 hours using 10 Triatoma infestans 3rd instar for 24 to 72 hours, in 18 chronic chagasics with positive serology and/or xenodiagnosis. There was no statistically significant difference in the positivity of assays performed during the day (9:00 to 18:00h) compared...

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Main Authors: Cleudson Castro, Aluizio Prata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2000-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000500003

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