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Chronic Heart Disease after Treatment of Oral Acute Chagas Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (2), 2016
Abstract We describe the recurrence of cardiac abnormalities in a patient treated during the acute phase of Chagas disease after outpatient follow-up of 5 years....

José Lima Pedreira de Freitas e o redimensionamento e controle da doença de Chagas

Ciênc. saúde coletiva; 21 (8), 2016
Resumo Apresenta-se brevemente a evolução do conhecimento acerca da Doença de Chagas, desde sua descoberta por Carlos Chagas em 1909 até meados dos anos 1940. A saga do médico Pedreira de Freitas e seu crescente envolvimento na pesquisa na área levaram suas contribuições para o diagnóstico labor...

Abordaje farmacológico integral del tratamiento de la reactivación de la enfermedad de Chagas en pacientes con HIV/sida
Comprehensive pharmacological approach to treatment of reactivation of Chagas disease in patients with HIV / AIDS

Actual. SIDA. infectol; 24 (91), 2016
La reactivación de la enfermedad de Chagas en pacientes HIV/sida con bajos recuentos de LTCD4 es un problema que complica el manejo de ambas infecciones. Se dispone actualmente de dos fármacos antichagá-sicos con eficacia debidamente documentada en pacientes no coinfecta-dos. Sin embargo, ...

Conhecimentos sobre triatomíneos e sobre a doença de Chagas em localidades com diferentes níveis de infestação vetorial

Resumo A participação comunitária é a principal estratégia para a manutenção da vigilância entomológica da doença de Chagas. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar conhecimentos sobre triatomíneos e a doença de Chagas entre moradores de oito localidades de Diamantina, Minas Gerais, atentando a u...

Does my patient have chronic Chagas disease? Development and temporal validation of a diagnostic risk score

Abstract: INTRODUCTION With the globalization of Chagas disease, unexperienced health care providers may have difficulties in identifying which patients should be examined for this condition. This study aimed to develop and validate a diagnostic clinical prediction model for chronic Chagas disease. ME...

Postfundoplication dysphagia causes similar water ingestion dynamics as achalasia

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - After surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease dysphagia is a symptom in the majority of patients, with decrease in intensity over time. However, some patients may have persistent dysphagia. Objective - The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the dynam...

Transmisión materno-fetal de Trypanosoma cruzi, un problema de salud poco estudiado en México: caso Chiapas

Salud pública Méx; 58 (3), 2016
Resumen: Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de infección de Trypanosoma cruzi en 1 125 mujeres embarazadas y la frecuencia con que éstas la transmiten a sus hijos en Tapachula y Palenque, Chiapas. Material y métodos: Se determinó la prevalencia materna por serología, la frecuencia de transmisión...

Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from a triatomine found in one of the biggest metropolitan areas of Latin America

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: To characterize Trypanosoma cruzi (TcI) isolated from a Panstrongylus megistus specimen found in one of the biggest metropolitan areas of Latin America, the relationship between the TcI group of T. cruzi and the transmission cycle in the urban environment was studied. METHODS: ...

Extraction of trypanosoma cruzi DNA from food: a contribution to the elucidation of acute Chagas disease outbreaks

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Before 2004, the occurrence of acute Chagas disease (ACD) by oral transmission associated with food was scarcely known or investigated. Originally sporadic and circumstantial, ACD occurrences have now become frequent in the Amazon region, with recently related outbreaks spreading...

Síndrome de TORCH: enfoque racional del diagnóstico y tratamiento pre y post natal. Recomendaciones del Comité Consultivo de Infecciones Neonatales Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2016

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
There is a lot of bacterial, viral or parasite infections who are able to be transmitted vertically from the mother to the fetus or newborn which implicates an enormous risk for it. The TORCH acronym is used universally to refer to a fetus or newborn which presents clinical features compatible with a ver...