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ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Volume 31, Issue 8, Pages 535-542Publisher
EDICIONES DOYMA S A
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.09.010
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Chagas disease; Pregnancy; Children; Diagnosis; Treatment
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Congenital transmission of Chagas disease now occurs in areas where the disease is non-endemic, and also from one generation to another. According to epidemiological data from Latin America, the prevalence of the disease in pregnant women is 0.7%-54%, and the prevalence of vertical transmission is around 5%-6%. Congenital T. cruzi infection is an acute infection in newborns that should be treated with anti-parasitic therapy. The treatment of pregnant women could also have an impact on the control of the disease. This article has been prepared following the recommendations suggested by a group of experts in Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Gynaecology and Paediatrics. (C) 2012 Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.
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