Table 1.
Demographic and pathologic features of the animals used in the study
| Demography |
Pathology |
PCR assay |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal number | Sex | Age (years) | Lymphocytic myocarditis | Case/control | T. cruzi organisms | Conventional | Real time |
| 1 | F | 12.4 | + | Case | + | Done | ND* |
| 2 | F | 9.5 | + | Case | + | Done | Done |
| 3 | F | 1.58 | + | Case | + | Done | Done |
| 4 | F | 1.75 | + | Case | + | Done | ND |
| 5 | F | 1.92 | + | Case | + | Done | Done |
| 6 | F | 5.00 | + | Case | + | Done | ND |
| 7 | M | 1.67 | + | Case | + | Done | Done |
| 8 | F | 2.24 | + | Case | + | Done | Done |
| 9 | F | 0.5 | + | Case | + | Done | Done |
| 10 | F | 26 | + | Case | − | Done | ND |
| 11 | F | 4.92 | − | Control | − | Done | ND |
| 12 | M | Stillborn | − | Control | − | Done | ND |
| 13 | M | Stillborn | − | Control | − | Done | ND |
| 14 | F | 0.70 | − | Control | − | Done | ND |
| 15 | M | Stillborn | − | Control | − | Done | ND |
*
ND = Not done.