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Formas clínicas y diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Chagas e inmunosupresores
La enfermedad de Chagas constituye una infección severa de alta prevalencia en Argentina y otros países latinoamericanos. La administración de drogas reumáticas inmunosupresoras en estos pacientes, muchas veces es necesaria, pero no se conoce aún la ...
Darío Scublinsky +4 more
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In vitro and in vivo studies of the trypanocidal properties of WRR-483 against Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
BackgroundCruzain, the major cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi, is an essential enzyme for the parasite life cycle and has been validated as a viable target to treat Chagas' disease.
Brinen, Linda S +6 more
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Chagas disease persists as a global public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality burden. Despite the possibility of a cure and advances in transmission control, epidemiological transformations, such as urbanisation and globalisation, and the emerging importance of oral and vertical transmission mean that Chagas disease should be ...
Billick MJ, Silverberg SL.
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The Learning Curve for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in Latin America: A Slide to the Right? [PDF]
Background/Aims Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been increasingly used for achalasia in Latin America, where Chagas disease is prevalent, and this makes POEM more challenging.
Michel Kahaleh +23 more
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Se realizaron encuestas serológicas y entomológicas para determinar la prevalencia de la enfermedad de Chagas, la presencia del vector y el índice tripano triatomino, en la población escolar de la parroquia Juan Gómez Rendón, en la provincia del Guayas,
Verónica Calderón, Jaime Buestán
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Chagas and leishmaniasis are two neglected diseases considered as public health problems worldwide, for which there is no effective, low-cost, and low-toxicity treatment for the host.
Lina S. Prieto Cárdenas +6 more
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Epidemiologia de Triatominos en la Provincia de Río Negro
Chagas es una enfermedad endemoepidémica de transmisión vec-torial en la Provincia de Rio Negro causada por Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitido por insectos vectores denominados triatominos (vinchu-cas).
Crowley P +9 more
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Approximately 8 million people worldwide are infected by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. After a latent period that can last years or decades, 10% to 30% of infected people develop serious complications, such as cardiomyopathy or gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Tustin, Aaron W., Bowman, Natalie M.
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Several methoxybenzo[h]quinoline-3-carbonitrile analogs were designed and synthesized in a repositioning approach to developing compounds with anti-prostate cancer and anti-Chagas disease properties.
Hegira Ramírez +6 more
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Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and Variants Predispose to Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies are major causes of heart failure. Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is endemic in Central and South America.
Frédéric Gallardo +39 more
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