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http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/231| Title: | Etiological treatment of young women infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and prevention of congenital transmission | Other Titles: | Tratamento etiológico de mulheres jovens infectadas com Trypanosoma cruzie prevenção da transmissão congênita | Authors: | Sosa-Estani, Sergio Cura, Estela Velazquez, Elsa Yampotis, Cristina Segura, Elsa L. |
Keywords: | Trypanosoma cruzi;Enfermedad de Chagas;Complicaciones Parasitarias del Embarazo | Issue Date: | 2009 | Description: | The objective was to detect Trypanosoma cruziinfection 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. O objetivo foi detectar a infecção do Trypanosoma cruziem 32 crianças nacidas de 16 jovens mulheres cronicamente infectadas e tratadas com benzinadol, em Salta, Argentina. Testes foram feitos para avaliar a eficácia após 14 anos do tratamento. Ao final do seguimento 87.5% das mulheres foram não reativas ao EIA, 62.5% ao IHA e 43.8% ao IFA. 62.5% das mulheres foram não reativas de acordo a 3 ou 2 testes serológicos. Nenhuma criança infectada foi detectada entre os recém-nascidos de mães tratadas antes da gravidez. Fil: Sosa-Estani, Sergio. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-Epidemias; Argentina. Fil: Cura, Estela. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad de Biológicos; Argentina. Fil: Velazquez, Elsa. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben; Argentina. Fil: Yampotis, Cristina. Hospital San Roque; Argentina. Fil: Segura, Elsa Leonor. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben; Argentina. |
URI: | http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/231 http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v42n5/02.pdf |
ISSN: | 0037-8682 | Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Appears in Collections: | snrd Publicaciones CeNDIE Publicaciones CNCCB Publicaciones INP |
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