Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 199-203 , June 2010

Acute Chagas' disease in postrenal transplant and treatment with benzonidazole

  • Alex Eduardo Silva, BMed

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of General Pathology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Anna Carolina Fabiana Lúcia Silva, BMed

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of General Pathology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Ana Carolina Guimarães Faleiros, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Cellular Biology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Camila Souza de Oliveira Guimarães, MS

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of General Pathology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Rosana Rosa Miranda Corrêa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of General Pathology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Disciplina de Patologia Geral, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Rua Frei Paulino, 30, CEP 38025-180, Uberaba-Minas Gerais, Brasil. Tel.: +55 34 33185428; fax: +55 34 33185846.
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  • Flávia Aparecida Oliveira, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Parasitology, Biological Sciences Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Dalmo Correia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Alan César Teixeira, BMed

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Luís Eduardo Ramirez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Sector of the Tropical Pathology and Public Health Institute, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, the State of Goiás, Brazil
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  • Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of General Pathology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Marlene Antônia dos Reis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of General Pathology, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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☆ Financial Support: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), and Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa de Uberaba (FUNEPU).

PII: S1092-9134(09)00077-X

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.06.008

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 199-203 , June 2010

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