CONGENITAL TRANSMISSION OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN NONENDEMIC COUNTRIES. THE USE OF PCR FOR DIAGNOSIS: ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

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  • A. Martínez Ortiz
  • M. Herranz
  • J. Guibert
  • C. Ezpeleta

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2013-04-04

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Martínez Ortiz A, Herranz M, Guibert J, Ezpeleta C. CONGENITAL TRANSMISSION OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN NONENDEMIC COUNTRIES. THE USE OF PCR FOR DIAGNOSIS: ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. An Sist Sanit Navar [Internet]. 2013 Apr. 4 [cited 2026 Feb. 1];36(1):115-8. Available from: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/ASSN/article/view/18383

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