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Selected Works of Facundo Garcia-Bournissen
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Benznidazole treatment of chagasic encephalitis in pregnant woman with AIDS
Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Margarita Bisio, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
  • Jaime Altcheh, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
  • Jorge Lattner, Hospital General de Agudos Juan Fernandez
  • Guillermo Moscatelli, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
  • Valeria Fink, Hospital General de Agudos Juan Fernandez
  • Juan M. Burgos, Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Facundo García Bournissen, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
  • Alejandro G. Schijman, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, Buenos Aires
  • Héctor Freilij, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2013
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.3201/eid1909.130667
Abstract

We report a case of chagasic meningoencephalitis reactivation in a pregnant woman co-infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV that was successfully managed with benznidazole and highly active antiretroviral therapy. Early diagnosis enabled rapid specific treatment that improved the health of the patient and her baby.

Citation Information
Margarita Bisio, Jaime Altcheh, Jorge Lattner, Guillermo Moscatelli, et al.. "Benznidazole treatment of chagasic encephalitis in pregnant woman with AIDS" Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 19 Iss. 9 (2013) p. 1490 - 1492
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/facundo-garcia-bournissen/13/