Comparison of the infectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi insect-derived metacyclic trypomastigotes after mucosal and cutaneous contaminative challenges
Trypanosoma cruzi infects humans when infected triatomine vector excreta contaminate breaks in skin or mucosal surfaces. T. cruzi insect-derived metacyclic trypomastigotes (IMT) invade through gastric mucosa after oral challenges without any visible inflammatory changes, while cutaneous and conjunc...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970623/ |