Chagas' disease: Pregnancy and congenital transmission

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Cevallos, Ana María ^a   Hernández, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX;

BREAST FEEDING; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MIGRATION; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MORTALITY; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TRANSMISSION;

CHAGAS DISEASE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84901777289     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/401864     Document Type: Review

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