Risk factors for Leishmania chagasi infection in an urban area of Minas Gerais State Fatores de risco para infecção por Leishmania chagasi em uma área urbana do Estado de Minas Gerais

Risk factors for Leishmania chagasi infection in an urban area of Minas Gerais State Fatores de risco para infecção por Leishmania chagasi em uma área urbana do Estado de Minas Gerais

In order to understand the determinants of human infection by Leishmania chagasi in an urban area, a cross-sectional population based study was conducted using molecular and serologic methods to identify infection. Participants were interviewed using a pre-coded questionnaire. Two criteria were test...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Castro Moreno, Maria Norma Melo, Odair Genaro, José Roberto Lambertucci, José Carlos Serufo, Antero Silva Ribeiro Andrade, Carlos Mauricio Figueiredo Antunes, Mariângela Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leishmaniose visceral
Calazar
Leishmania chagasi
Infecção assintomática
Fatores de risco
Visceral leishmaniasis
Kala-Azar
Asymptomatic infection
Risk factors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000600002

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