Frequency of interferon- gamma -producing T cells specific for Trypanosoma cruzi inversely correlates with disease severity in chronic human Chagas disease.

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Published in J Infect Dis on February 17, 2004

Authors

Susana A Laucella1, Miriam Postan, Diana Martin, Bolyn Hubby Fralish, Maria C Albareda, Maria G Alvarez, Bruno Lococo, Gustavo Barbieri, Rodolfo J Viotti, Rick L Tarleton

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben," Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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