Prevention of congenital Chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age

It is currently unknown whether treatment of Chagas disease decreases the risk of congenital transmission from previously treated mothers to their infants. In a cohort of women with Chagas disease previously treated with benznidazole, no congenital transmission of the disease was observed in their n...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2015-06, Vol.110 (4), p.507-509
Hauptverfasser:	Moscatelli, Guillermo, Moroni, Samanta, García-Bournissen, Facundo, Ballering, Griselda, Bisio, Margarita, Freilij, Héctor, Altcheh, Jaime
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Chagas disease Chagas Disease - drug therapy Chagas Disease - parasitology Chagas Disease - transmission Child Cohort Studies congenital transmission Female Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Nitroimidazoles - therapeutic use PARASITOLOGY Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - drug therapy prevention Primary Prevention treatment TROPICAL MEDICINE Trypanocidal Agents - therapeutic use Trypanosoma cruzi Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	It is currently unknown whether treatment of Chagas disease decreases the risk of congenital transmission from previously treated mothers to their infants. In a cohort of women with Chagas disease previously treated with benznidazole, no congenital transmission of the disease was observed in their newborns. This finding provides support for the treatment of Chagas disease as early as possible.
ISSN:	1678-8060 0074-0276 1678-8060
DOI:	10.1590/0074-02760140347