Prevention of congenital chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 507-509

  Moscatelli, Guillermo ^a   Moroni, Samanta ^a   García Bournissen, Facundo ^a   Ballering, Griselda ^a   Bisio, Margarita ^a   Freilij, Héctor ^a   Altcheh, Jaime ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Congenital transmission; Prevention; Treatment; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TRANSMISSION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930843141     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140347     Document Type: Article

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