Etiological treatment of young women infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and prevention of congenital transmission

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Sergio Sosa-estani²  Estela Cura¹  Elsa Velazquez¹  Cristina Yampotis¹  Elsa Leonor Segura¹ 

[1],Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación de Endemo-epidemias Administración Nacional de Laboratorios

关键词: Trypanosoma cruzi;    Chagas disease;    Treatment;    Congenital transmission;    Prevention;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    Doença de Chagas;    Tratamento;    Transmissão congênita;    Prevenção;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822009000500002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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