Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from Mexican and Guatemalan acute and chronic chagasic cardiopathy patients belong to Trypanosoma cruzi I
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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100(3): 281-283, May 2005. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Trypanosoma cruzi is classified into two major groups named T. cruzi I and T. cruzi II. In the present work we analyzed 16 stocks isolated from human cases and four isolated from triatomines from diverse geographical origins (Mexico and Guatemala). From human cases four were acute cases, six indeterminates, and six from chronic chagasic cardiophatic patients with diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy established based on the left-ventricular end systolic dimension and cardiothoracic ratio on chest X-radiography and impaired contracting ventricle and different degree conduction/rhythm aberrations. DNA samples were analyzed based on mini-exon (ME) polymorphism, using a pool of three oligonucleotide for the amplification of specific intergenic region of T. cruzi ME gene. All the Mexican and Guatemalan isolates regardless their host or vector origin generated a 350 bp amplification product. In conclusion T. cruzi I is dominant in Mexico and Guatemala even in acute and chronic chagasic cardiopathy patients. To our knowledge, this is the first study describing predominance of T. cruzi I in human infection for North and Central America.
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Asunto principal:
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Cardiomiopatía Chagásica
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ADN Protozoario
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America Central
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Guatemala
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México
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Guatemala
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México
Institución/País de afiliación:
1Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala/GT
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Instituto Nacional Cardiología I. Chávez/MX
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Universidad Autónoma de Campeche/MX
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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala/GT
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