|
Disclaimer:
Whonamedit.com does not give medical advice.
This survey of medical eponyms and the persons behind them is meant as a general interest site only. No information found here must under any circumstances be used for medical purposes, diagnostically, therapeutically or otherwise. If you, or anybody close to you, is affected, or believe to be affected, by any condition mentioned here: see a doctor.
|
A recommendation:
Hypography is an open community about science and all things related
|
|
|
Astrogildo Machado
Brazilian medical researcher, 1885-1945.
Associated eponyms:
Guerreiro-Machado reaction
A complement-fixation test for infection with Trypanosoma cruzi - Chagas’ disease.
Biography:
While still a student, Astrogildo Machado worked with Carlos Chagas as his assistant in the research on American trypanosomiasis. He first devoted his efforts to cytology and the evolution of protozoans, specially the trypanosomes, but later turned his attention to chemistry and immunology. In these fields ha made important contributions to a vaccine against the haematic carbuncle, a cattle disease.
We thank Andre Trombeta for information submitted, and Cezar Aldabe, MD, for correcting an error.
|
|
|
