Influence of pregnancy on Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in chronically infected women in a rural Bolivian community

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 808-812

  Brutus, Laurent ^a   Ernould, Jean Christophe ^a   Postigo, Jorge ^b   Romero, Mario ^b   Schneider, Dominique ^a   Santalla, José Antonio ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Institut de recherche pour le developpement Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^c Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITEMIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SERODIAGNOSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ADULT; BOLIVIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RURAL POPULATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79958729461     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0577     Document Type: Article

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