Current status of Chagas disease chemotherapy.

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Published in Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther on May 01, 2011

Authors

Paulo M M Guedes1, Grace K Silva, Fredy R S Gutierrez, João S Silva

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Bioscience Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

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