A survey of congenital Chagas’ disease, carried out at three Health Institutions in São Paulo City, Brazil

The congenital transmission of Chagas’ disease was evaluated in 57 pregnant women with Chagas’ disease and their 58 offspring. The patients were selected from three Health Institutions in São Paulo City. The maternal clinical forms of Chagas’ disease were: indeterminate (47.4%), cardiac (43.8%) and...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Vera Vichr NISIDA, Vicente AMATO NETO, Lúcia Maria Almeida BRAZ, Maria Irma Seixas DUARTE, Eufrosina Setsu UMEZAWA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1999-09-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651999000500007&tlng=en