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Human acute Chagas disease: changes in factor VII, activated protein C and hepatic enzymes from patients of oral outbreaks in Pará State (Brazilian Amazon)

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
Oral transmission of Chagas disease has been increasing in Latin American countries. The present study aimed to investigate changes in hepatic function, coagulation factor levels and parasite load in human acute Chagas disease (ACD) secondary to oral Trypanosoma cruzi transmission. Clinical and epidemiol...

Chagas congénito en atención primaria de la salud en la Provincia de Santa Fe
Congenital Chagas disease in primary health care in Santa Fe province

Rev. Hosp. Niños B.Aires; 62 (278), 2020
Actualmente, la transmisión transplacentaria es la vía más frecuente de infección por Trypanosoma cruzi. El diagnóstico y tratamiento temprano de hijos infectados evita el riesgo de desarrollar miocardiopatía y las niñas dejan de ser potenciales fuentes de transmisión congénita. En este estudio ...

Association of vitamin D3, VDR gene polymorphisms, and LL-37 with a clinical form of Chagas Disease

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is an important public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. Aging and obesity are important matters in patients with CD, as is hypovitaminosis D3, which can decrease the quality of life of these patients. Immunomodulation mediated by vitamin D3, especially ...

Seroprevalence of trypanosoma cruzi infection among blood donors in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) affects 5.7-7.0 million individuals worldwide, and its prevalence reached 25.1% in the state of Bahia, Brazil. There is an association between the prevalence of CD, the socioeconomic status of the population, and the risk of re-emergence due to non-vectorial t...

Comparison of methodologies for detecting Trypanosoma cruzi parasites by microscopic observation of microhematocrit capillary tubes

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The microscopic examination of microhematocrit tubes (mHCT) has been proposed as the gold standard for acute and congenital Chagas disease diagnosis. We compared different mHCT methodologies detecting T. cruzi parasites in the blood. METHODS: The rotating method, water mount, a...

Antibodies anti-trypanosomatides in domestic cats in Paraná: who is at highest risk of infection?

Abstract The aim of this study were to detect antibodies anti-Leishmania spp. and anti-Trypanosoma cruzi in two different populations of domestic cats (Felis catus domesticus) from North Paraná referred for surgical castration and to determine which characteristics of the animals studied may be associa...

Enfermedad de Chagas: el poder de su confirmación

Salud pública Méx; 60 (1), 2018

Impact of autologous whole blood administration upon experimental mouse models of acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Autologous whole blood (AWB) administration is described as alternative/complementary medical practice widely employed in medical and veterinary therapy against infections, chronic pathologies and neoplasias. Our aim is to investigate in vivo biological effect of AWB using healthy murine models under the...

Prevalência da doença de Chagas entre doadores de sangue do Estado do Piauí, Brasil, no período de 2004 a 2013

Apesar do declínio na prevalência da doença de Chagas no Brasil, a Região Nordeste apresenta condições propícias ao seu recrudescimento. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a positividade por doença de Chagas entre doadores de sangue do Piauí entre 2004 e 2013. A prevalência de sorologia reage...

Seroprevalencia de la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi en la población rural del estado Sucre, Venezuela

Resumen: El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la seroprevalencia de la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi en el estado Sucre (Venezuela) y su asociación con factores de riesgo epidemiológicos. El diseño muestral por conglomerados permitió seleccionar 96 centros poblados y 576 viviendas en lo...