The epidemiological significance of Chagas' disease in womem

The epidemiological significance of Chagas' disease in womem

Little is known about the risks associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection in non-pregnant and pregnant women. From a limited number of studies it appears that in rural areas, parasite rates and rates of serological positivity are similar in both sexes. Abnormal ECG tracings are consistently more f...

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Main Author:	Loretta Brabin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-03-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas' disease sex differences women pregnancy sensitization congenital infection
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000100012

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