Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Xenodiagnosis

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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Abstract

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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  • Xenodiagnoses

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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permitted with parasitic diseases as well as microbial infections

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2000

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  • specific disease/diagnosis (1967-1999)

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  1. E01w.370.225.875.985w
  2. E01w.370.985w
  3. E05.200.875.985w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Xenodiagnosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020525. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020525
  2. Xenodiagnosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenodiagnosis
  3. Xenodiagnosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4119199