Figure 5.

Percentage of animals that presented mild, moderate, or severe inflammation in cardiac tissue of C. porcellus during experimental T. cruzi infection. Semiquantitative analysis of the degree of inflammation was evaluated in two entire sections: mild, lymphocytes in 2% to 15% of the entire section with focal distribution; moderate, lymphocytes in 20% to 60% of the entire section; severe, lymphocytes in >70% of the entire section. For moderate and severe inflammation, the distribution was either multifocal or diffuse. H&E stain. Eight animals per group.