Congenital Chagas disease in Geneva: Diagnostic and clinical aspects;Dépistage et prise en charge de la maladie de Chagas congénitale à Genève

Revue Medicale Suisse

Volumn 5, Issue 222, 2009, Pages 2091-2096

  Martinez De Tejada, Begoña ^a   Jackson, Yves ^b   Paccolat, Céline ^a   Irion, Olivier ^a   Chappuis, François ^c   Diana, Alessandro ^c   Pfister, Riccardo ^c   Sizonenko, Stephane ^c   Vinas, Pedro Albajar ^c   Delieutraz Marchand, Jacqueline ^c   Reis, Cristina ^c   Benchouk, Maryse ^c   Pierret, Bérangère ^c   Mauris, Anne Danièle ^c  

^a HUG   (Switzerland)

^b HUG   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CONSULTATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SWITZERLAND; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 70449567407     PISSN: 16609379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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