Epidemiological features, echocardiographic findings, and parasite load in patients with Chagas disease

Epidemiological features, echocardiographic findings, and parasite load in patients with Chagas disease

Abstract INTRODUCTION Chagas disease is a major public health problem that is endemic in Brazil and Latin America. This study aimed to determine the socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 171 patients (mean age, 45 years; female, 65%) with Chagas disease at Hospital Universitá...

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Main Authors:	Hilda Maria Benevides da Silva de Arruda, Marcelle Araújo Ribeiro, Antonia Marilene da Silva, Daniel Vasconcelos, Maria Regina Fernandes de Oliveira, Elza Ferreira Noronha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-12-01
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Epidemiological profile University hospital Chagas disease
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100344&tlng=en

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