Parasite load evaluation by qPCR and blood culture in Chagas disease and HIV co-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy.

• Main Authors: Gláucia Elisete Barbosa Marcon (Author), Juliana de Jesus Guimarães Ferreira (Author), Eros Antonio de Almeida (Author), Adriane Maira Delicio (Author), Mariane Barroso Pereira (Author), Jamiro da Silva Wanderley (Author), Luiz Cláudio Martins (Author), Paula Durante Andrade (Author), Rodrigo Gonçalves de Lima (Author), Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chagas disease also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatominae-contaminated feces. It is considered a neglected tropical disease that affects 6 to 7 million people worldwide. The reactivation of Chagas disease occurs when the chronically infected...