xenodiagnosis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : xenodiagnosis;

MeSH definition : 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);

MeSH synonym : xenodiagnoses;

MeSH annotation : permitted with parasitic diseases as well as microbial infections;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenodiagnosis;

Details

Origin ID

D020525;

UMLS CUI

C0751962;

Allowable qualifiers
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- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- xenodiagnosis [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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