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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Xenodiagnosis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Xenodiagnóstico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Xenodiagnóstico
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Tree Number:
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E01.370.985
E05.200.875.985
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Definition English:
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A method for diagnosing a disease in one organism by inoculating the putative causative organism in a second animal of a different species. It has been used for the detection of parasites (Trypanosoma cruzi and Trichinella spiralis) when peripheral blood smears are negative. (Segen, Current Med Talk, 1995) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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permitted with parasitic diseases as well as microbial infections
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History Note English:
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2000
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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34528
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Unique Identifier:
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D020525
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