ABSTRACT
The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease serology were obtained on filter paper and the reactive results were confirmed with conventional samples. A total of 1,786 subjects were screened and 73 positive screening results were obtained: 17 were from children and 56 were from women. The
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Adolescent , Adult , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Pregnancy , Young Adult , Chagas Disease/epidemiology , Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Argentina/epidemiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Chagas Disease/diagnosis , Prevalence , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
El propósito de nuestro estudio fue comparar la reactogenicidad de una vacuna acelular cuando es usada en el primer refuerzo(R1) y en el segundo refuerzo(R2) de la serie DPT.Durante un período de 8 meses se registraron prospectivamente 208 niños.La mitad de ellos recibieron vacuna DPT acelular y la otra mitad,vacuna vacuna DPT celular.A través de un sistema de vigilancia activa se registraron en forma prospectiva las reacciones adversas,locales y sistémicas aparecidas dentro de los siete días posvacunación