Treatment with benznidazole in association with immunosuppressive drugs in mice chronically infected with Trypanosoma cruzi: investigation into the possible development of neoplasias

Treatment with benznidazole in association with immunosuppressive drugs in mice chronically infected with Trypanosoma cruzi: investigation into the possible development of neoplasias

Benznidazole is recommended in Brazil for the treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in acute and early chronic phases of Chagas' disease. Observations by others have indicated a higher incidence of neoplasias in immunosuppressed patients, presenting Chagas' disease reactivation, submitt...

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Main Authors: Sonia G. Andrade, Igor Marcelo Oliveira Mesquita, Jamile F. Jambeiro, Isis F. Magalhães Santos, Renata Siqueira Portella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2003-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Experimental infection
Chemotherapy
Benznidazole
Immunosuppressive drugs
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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