Maternal Trypanosoma cruzi infection, pregnancy outcome, morbidity, and mortality of congenitally infected and non-infected newborns in Bolivia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-209

  Torrico, Faustino ^a   Alonso Vega, Cristina ^a   Suarez, Eduardo ^a   Rodriguez, Patricia ^a   Torrico, Mary Cruz ^a   Dramaix, Michele ^b   Truyens, Carine ^b   Carlier, Yves ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c Docteur en Psychologie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 1042299978     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.201     Document Type: Article

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