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Serodiagnosis KIT of Human Leptospirosis and Chagas Disease
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LEPTOSPIROSIS BIBLIOGRAPHY

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CHAGAS BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Moncayo,A and O.Luqueti, 1990. Multicentre double blind study for evaluation of tripanosoma cruzi defined antigens as diagnostic reagent. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. 85:489-495.

• Schmunis, G.A, 1991. Tripanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease: status in the blood supply in endemic and non endemic countries. " Transfusion" 31: 547-555.

• Pastini, A.C, Iglesias, S.R, Carricarte, V.C, Guierrin, M.E, Sanchez, D.O and Frasch, A.C. 1994. Immunoassay with recombinant Tripasoma cruzi antigens potentially useful for screening donated blood and diagnosing Chagas disease. Clin. Chem. 40:1893-1897.

• Schmunis, G.A, 1999. Prevention of transfusional T.cruzi infection in Latin America. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. 94: 93-101.

• Umezawa, E.S, M.S Nacimiento, and A.M, Stolf. 2001. Enzyme-Linked inmunosorbent assay with T.cruzi excreted-secreted antigens (TESA-ELISA) for serodiagnosis of acute and chronic Chagas disease. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 39:169-176.

• WHO, 2002. Control of Chagas Disease. 2nd experts commission report.