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Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in central Brazil. A study of 1,211 individuals born to infected mothers
14 Mar 2015
Abstract excerpt
Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi during pregnancy is estimated to occur in less than 20% of infected mothers; however, the etiopathogenesis is not completely understood. The Centre for Studies on Chagas Disease provides confirmation of T. cruzi infection for individuals living in central Brazil. In this retrospective hospital-based study, all requests for diagnosis of T. cruzi infection in individuals less than...
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