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Assessing the Effectiveness of Curative Benznidazole Treatment in Preventing Chronic Cardiac Pathology in Experimental Models of Chagas Disease

Chagasic heart disease develops in 30% of those infected with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, but can take decades to become symptomatic. Because of this, it has been difficult to assess the extent to which antiparasitic therapy can prevent the development of pathology. We sought to addres...

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Autores principales: Francisco, Amanda Fortes, Jayawardhana, Shiromani, Taylor, Martin C., Lewis, Michael D., Kelly, John M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6153806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30082291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00832-18