Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence and associated risk factors in cancer patients from Southern Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Chagas disease in patients treated at a Public Oncology Service in the City of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. METHODS: This study included 200 individuals undergoing cancer treatment and involved the use of a questionnai...

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Main Authors: Luciane d'Avila Rosenthal, Cristiane Rios Petrarca, Marilia Arndt Mesenburg, Marcos Marreiro Villela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000600768&lng=en&tlng=en