Prevention of congenital Chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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110(4): 507-509, 09/06/2015. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-748867
ABSTRACT
It is currently unknown whether treatment of Chagas disease decreases the risk of congenital transmission from previously treated mothers to their infants. In a cohort of women with Chagas disease previously treated with benznidazole, no congenital transmission of the disease was observed in their newborns. This finding provides support for the treatment of Chagas disease as early as possible.
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Main subject:
Trypanocidal Agents
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Chagas Disease
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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Nitroimidazoles
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital/AR
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