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2517040

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Hemoculture tests, a method for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi, were used to investigate the effects of the anticoagulants heparin or EDTA on the parasite growth in culture medium (liver infusion tryptose, LIT). Hemocultures from 13 patients with positive serology for chronic Chagas' disease performed in parallel with both anticoagulants resulted in a total of seven (54%) positive hemocultures, three positive with blood samples collected with EDTA (23%), two with heparin (15%) and two with both anticoagulants (15%). There was no significant difference between the number of positive tubes in blood samples collected with either heparin (11%) or with EDTA (13%), an indication that heparin does not block the growth of T. cruzi. However, the simultaneous use of both anticoagulants may improve the positivity index of the hemocultures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0100-879X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
841-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemocultures from chronic Chagasic patients using EDTA or heparin as anticoagulants.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't