Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood banks of seven departments of Bolivia

Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood banks of seven departments of Bolivia

Trypanosoma cruzi infection was studied in 1,298 sera samples of blood banks from 7 capital departments of Bolivia, using the immunofluorescence test (IFI) and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa). The percentages of positivity in these 7 departments have an average of 28% and are distributed a...

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Main Authors: Roxana Carrasco, Hortensia Miguez, Clara Camacho, Lourdes Echalar, Suzana Revollo, Tania Ampuero, Jean-Pierre Dedet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1990-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Chagas' disease
blood banks
blood transmission
serology
immunofluorescence
ELISA
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