Xenodiagnosis

"Xenodiagnosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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)

Descriptor ID

D020525

MeSH Number(s)

E01.370.225.875.985

E01.370.985

E05.200.875.985

Concept/Terms

Xenodiagnosis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Xenodiagnosis".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Xenodiagnosis [E01.370.985]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Microbiological Techniques [E05.200.875]
Xenodiagnosis [E05.200.875.985]

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