Human acute Chagas disease: changes in factor VII, activated protein C and hepatic enzymes from patients of oral outbreaks in Pará State (Brazilian Amazon)

Human acute Chagas disease: changes in factor VII, activated protein C and hepatic enzymes from patients of oral outbreaks in Pará State (Brazilian Amazon)

Oral transmission of Chagas disease has been increasing in Latin American countries. The present study aimed to investigate changes in hepatic function, coagulation factor levels and parasite load in human acute Chagas disease (ACD) secondary to oral Trypanosoma cruzi transmission. Clinical and epid...

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Main Authors: Valéria Regina Cavalcante dos Santos, Dina Antunes, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de Souza, Otacilio Cruz Moreira, Igor Campos de Almeida Lima, Désio A Farias-de-Oliveira, João Pedro Lobo, Ernesto de Meis, José Rodrigues Coura, Wilson Savino, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira, Juliana de Meis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Chagas disease
oral transmission
liver enzymes
coagulation factors
parasite load
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v115/1678-8060-mioc-115-e190364.pdf

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