Comparison of the infectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi insect-derived metacyclic trypomastigotes after mucosal and cutaneous contaminative challenges

Trypanosoma cruzi infects humans when infected triatomine vector excreta contaminate breaks in skin or mucosal surfaces. T. cruzi insect-derived metacyclic trypomastigotes (IMT) invade through gastric mucosa after oral challenges without any visible inflammatory changes, while cutaneous and conjunct...

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Autores principales: Eickhoff, Christopher Steven, Dunn, Brian Anthony, Sullivan, Nicole Lea, Hoft, Daniel Fredric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013
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Short Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23828001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276108042013018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23828001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276108042013018

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