Mother-to-child transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease): A neglected problem

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 388-390

  Norman, Francesca F ^a   López Vélez, Rogelio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Congenital; Neglected disease; Pregnancy; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NIFURTIMOX;

BREAST MILK; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LACTATION; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEGLECTED DISEASES; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84902441230     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru062     Document Type: Note

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