Efficacy of short-course treatment for prevention of congenital transmission of Chagas disease: A retrospective cohort study.

Efficacy of short-course treatment for prevention of congenital transmission of Chagas disease: A retrospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>In regions with controlled vector transmission of T. cruzi, congenital transmission is the most frequent route of infection. Treatment with benznidazole (BZ) or nifurtimox (NF) for 60 days in girls and women of childbearing age showed to be effective in preventing moth...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Moscatelli, Samanta Moroni, Juan Carlos Ramírez, Belén Warszatska, Lascano Fernanda, Nicolás González, Andrés Rabinovich, Jaime Altcheh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011895&type=printable

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