Prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women and incidence of congenital transmission in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Acta Tropica

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-91

  Salas Clavijo, N A ^a   Postigo, J R ^a   Schneider, D ^b,c   Santalla, J A ^d   Brutus, L ^b,c   Chippaux, J P ^b,c,e  

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

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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

^e Centre d'etude et de recherche sur le paludisme associe a la grossesse et a l'enfance (Cerpage)   (Benin)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Chagas disease; Congenital infection; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGENITAL TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

BOLIVIA; SANTA CRUZ [BOLIVIA]; SANTA CRUZ [SANTA CRUZ (DPR)];

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84864772274     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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