Comparação entre o xenodiagnóstico clássico e artificial na fase crônica da doença de Chagas
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1998-10
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Classical and artificial xenodiagnostic techniques made with Dipetalogaster maximus of
first stage were performed simultaneously in 57 patients with chronic T. cruzi infection (22 male and
35 female patients, aged 7-80 years). With the exception of two patients with megaoesophagus, all
had two previous positive serological reaction and a further test was done at the time of the
examination. The patients came from the outpatient department of the university hospital or were
resident in Mambaí, Goiás. Of the 57 patients, 24 (42%) had a positive xenodiagnoses. Of a total of
114 tests performed, 36(32%) were positive. Comparing the two xenodiagnostic techniques, no
significant advantage was apparent statistically (p = 0,42), but the artificial technique has
advantages because the blood is offered for triatomines through a device while in the classical
technique, the triatomines suck through the patient's skin.
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Xenodiagnóstico, Xenodiagnóstico artificial, Doença de Chagas, Xenodiagnosis, Artificial xenodiagnosis, Chagas'disease
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PINEDA, Jorge Panameño; LUQUETTI, Alejandro; CASTRO, Cleudson. Comparação entre o xenodiagnóstico clássico e artificial na fase crônica da doença de Chagas . Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 31, n. 5, p. 473-480, set./out. 1998.