The investigation of congenital infection by Trypanosoma cruzi in an endemic area of Chile: Three protocols explored in a pilot project

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Zulantay, I ^a   Corral, G ^b   Guzman, M C ^a   Aldunate, F ^a   Guerra, W ^b   Cruz, I ^c   Araya, A ^c   Tapia, V ^d   Marquez, F ^e   Mun C ^a   Apt, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Hospital de Illapel   (Chile)

^c Hospital de Salamanca   (Chile)

^d Departamento de Salud   (Chile)

^e Hospital de Los Vilos   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NIFURTIMOX;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILDBIRTH; CHILE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGENITAL INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; XENODIAGNOSIS;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LONG-TERM CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79952633416     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485911X12899838413583     Document Type: Article

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