Amato Neto V, Lopes MH, De Marchi CR, Silva MDF. [An attempt to detect Trypanosoma cruzi in the peripheral blood of patients with Chagas' disease, in chronic phase, using quantitative buffy coat (QBC)].
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 1998;
31:231-3. [PMID:
9608243 DOI:
10.1590/s0037-86821998000200010]
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Abstract
Taking for granted the sensitivity of the Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) system, as documented in a murine experimental model, we assayed to detect Trypanosoma cruzi in the peripheral blood of 100 patients with Chagas disease in its chronic phase. By means of the method, no positivity occurred, evently as a consequence of small parasitemias, undetectable by this technique as assessed by the cases in consideration.
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