Etiological treatment of young women infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and prevention of congenital transmission.
Open Access
- 1 October 2009
- journal article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Vol. 42 (5), 484-487
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822009000500002
Abstract
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 non-reactive to EIA tests, 62.5% to IHA and 43.8% to IFA. 62.5% of the women were non-reactive according to two or three serological tests. No infected children were detected among the newborns of mothers treated before their pregnancy.Keywords
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