Treatment and seroconversion in a cohort of children suffering from recent chronic Chagas infection in Yoro, Honduras

Treatment and seroconversion in a cohort of children suffering from recent chronic Chagas infection in Yoro, Honduras

Between 1999-2002, Médécins Sans Frontières-Spain implemented a project seeking to determine the efficacy and safety of benznidazole in the treatment of recent chronic Chagas disease in a cohort of seropositive children in the Yoro Department, Honduras. A total of 24,471 children were screened for T...

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Main Authors: Josep M Escribà, Elisa Ponce, Alberto de Dios Romero, Pedro Albajar Viñas, Andrea Marchiol, Glòria Bassets, Pedro Pablo Palma, M Angeles Lima, Concepción Zúniga, Carlos Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Chagas disease
drug therapy
benznidazole
indeterminate form
Honduras
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