Congenital transmission of chagas disease - Virginia, 2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 477-479

  Lazarte, Raul A ^a   Litman Mazo, Fern ^a   Crewalk, Julie Ann ^a   Keim, Daniel E ^a   Baram, Mujahida ^b   Klassen Fischer, Mary K ^b   Massif, Douglas ^b   Zabielski, Marion L ^c   Colon, Ana ^d   Sockwell, Denise ^d   Kurkjian, Katie ^e   Moore, Anne ^f   Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ^f   Steurer, Frank ^f  

^a Fairfax Neonatal Associates   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Fairfax County Health Department   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BOLIVIA; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASCITES; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84865017305     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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