Article
Prevention of congenital chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1590/0074-02760140347
Abstract
It is currently unknown whether treatment of Chagas disease decreases the risk of congenital transmission from previously treated mothers to their infants. In a cohort of women with Chagas disease previously treated with benznidazole, no congenital transmission of the disease was observed in their newborns. This finding provides support for the treatment of Chagas disease as early as possible.
Citation Information
Guillermo Moscatelli, Samanta Moroni, Facundo García-Bournissen, Griselda Ballering, et al.. "Prevention of congenital chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age" Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 110 Iss. 4 (2015) p. 507 - 509 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/facundo-garcia-bournissen/36/