Congenital Chagas’ disease transmission in the United States: Diagnosis in adulthood

Congenital Chagas’ disease transmission in the United States: Diagnosis in adulthood

Two brothers with congenitally-acquired Chagas’ disease (CD) diagnosed during adulthood are reported. The patients were born in the USA to a mother from Bolivia who on subsequent assessment was found to be serologically positive for Trypanosoma cruzi. Serologic screening of all pregnant women who mi...

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Main Authors: Jorge Murillo, MD FACP, Lina M. Bofill, MD MPH FACP, Hector Bolivar, MD, Carlos Torres-Viera, MD MPH, Julio A. Urbina, PhD, Daniel Benhayon, MD, Jaime R. Torres, MD MPHTM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Pregnancy
Transmission
Congenital
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091630049X

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