Evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection (Chagas’ Disease) Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
- 12 December 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 102 (24) , 2978-2982
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.102.24.2978
Abstract
Background—Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas’ heart disease, is transmitted by triatomine insects and by blood transfusion. The emigration of several million people from T cruzi–endemic countr...Keywords
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