Etiological treatment of young women infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and prevention of congenital transmission Tratamento etiológico de mulheres jovens infectadas com Trypanosoma cruzi e prevenção da transmissão congênita
The objective was to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 32 children in Salta, Argentina, born to 16 chronically infected young women who were treated with benznidazole. Tests were performed to assess the efficacy of treatment after 14 years. At the end of the follow up, 87.5% of the women were no...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822009000500002 |