TABLE I. Parasitaemia before and after the end of treatment and parasitaemia reactivation in mice inoculated with Trypanosoma cruzi strains treated with benznidazole.
| T. cruzi strains | Mean of the area under the curve of parasitaemia (TAP/INT) x (103) | Day of the beginning of the TAP | Day of the end of the TAP | Parasitaemia reactivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806 | 5.838.87 ± 4.950.92/1.269.51 ± 637.98a | 447,000 | 1,500 | - |
| 817 | 2.227.57 ± 2.091.34/152.93 ± 65.41a | 14,760 | 0 | Yes |
| 885 | 721.54 ± 645.99/65.32 ± 81.64a | 4,375 | 0 | Yes |
| 1661 | 5.037.37 ± 2.612.17/217.5 ± 63.21a | 28,000 | 0 | Yes |
| 795 | 1.121.18 ± 904.64/46.19 ± 114.72a | 1,250 | 0 | Yes |
| 829 | 20.82 ± 18.28/0.0 ± 0.0a | 0 | 0 | - |
| 501 | 1.163.70 ± 986.71/1 ± 2.64a | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2405 | 563.00 ± 516.40/2.00 ± 3.46a | 0 | 0 | - |
a: significant difference; INT: infected not treated; TAP: treated in the acute phase.