<i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients, Houston, Texas, USA
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To investigate possible cardiac manifestations of Chagas disease, we tested 97 Latinx patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy in Houston, Texas, USA, for Trypanosoma cruzi infection. We noted a high prevalence underdiagnosed infection and discrepant results clinical diagnostic assays. the United States would benefit from laboratory screening T.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1080-6059', '1080-6040']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.203244