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Progression Rate from the Indeterminate Form to the Cardiac Form in Patients with Chronic Chagas Disease: Twenty-Two-Year Follow-Up in a Brazilian Urban Cohort

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Most patients with chronic Chagas disease (CD) present the indeterminate form and are at risk to develop the cardiac form. However, the actual rate of progression to the cardiac form is still unknown.
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Sergio Salles Xavier, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Henrique Horta Veloso, Andrea Rodrigues da Costa, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa   +11 more
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Critical analysis of Chagas disease treatment in different countries [PDF]

, 2021
Chagas disease; Treatment; BenznidazoleEnfermedad de Chagas; Tratamiento; BenznidazolMalaltia de Chagas; Tractament; BenznidazolAs a result of globalization and constant migratory flows, Chagas disease is now present in almost all continents.
Angheben, Andrea, de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Fernanda, Meymandi, Sheba, Molina Romero, Israel, Perez-Molina, Jose Antonio, Sosa-Estani, Sergio   +5 more
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Chagas' heart disease [PDF]

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 1999
Chagas’ disease is a protozoan infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is mainly acquired by vectorial transmission in endemic areas, when infected excreta of Triatominae bugs are inoculated into the sting site or neighbouring mucous membranes of the victim.
Marin-Neto, José Antonio, Simões, Marcus Vinícius, Sarabanda, Álvaro V. Lima   +2 more
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Isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles and future directions in diagnosis and therapy

WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Volume 15, Issue 1, January/February 2023., 2023
Fundamental research on EV isolation, standardization and characterisation will bring about translational medical diagnostics and therapy. Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a unique and heterogeneous class of lipid bilayer nanoparticles secreted by most cells.
Karina P. De Sousa, Izadora Rossi, Mahamed Abdullahi, Marcel Ivan Ramirez, Dan Stratton, Jameel Malhador Inal   +5 more
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Chagas disease in prehistory [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011
The classical hypothesis proposes that Chagas disease has been originated in the Andean region among prehistoric people when they started domesticating animals, changing to sedentary habits, and adopting agriculture. These changes in their way of life happened nearly 6,000 years ago.
Ferreira, Luiz F., Jansen, Ana M., Araújo, Adauto   +2 more
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A multicenter comparative study of the performance of four rapid immunochromatographic tests for the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in Brazil

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection in the chronic phase of Chagas disease (CD) is performed by serologic testing. Conventional tests are currently used with very good results but require time, laboratory infrastructure, and expertise ...
Jacqueline Araújo Domingos Iturra, Leonardo Maia Leony, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Job Alves de Souza Filho, Liliane da Rocha Siriano, Suelene Brito Tavares, Alejandro Ostermayer Luquetti, Vinícius Silva Belo, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Fred Luciano Neves Santos   +11 more
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Chagas' disease [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1992
Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of morbidity in many countries in Latin America. The important modes of transmission are by the bite of the reduviid bug and blood transfusion. The organism exists in three morphological forms: trypomastigotes, amastigotes, and epimastigotes.
H B, Tanowitz, L V, Kirchhoff, D, Simon, S A, Morris, L M, Weiss, M, Wittner   +5 more
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Key Chagas disease missing knowledge among at-risk population in Spain affecting diagnosis and treatment

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2021
Background Chagas disease is endemic in Latin America and, over the last few decades, due to population movements, the disease has spread to other continents. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical in terms of improving outcomes for those living with
María Romay-Barja, Laura Iglesias-Rus, Teresa Boquete, Agustín Benito, Teresa Blasco-Hernández   +4 more
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Electrocardiogram in Chagas disease [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2018
Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms.
Brito, Bruno Oliveira de Figueiredo, Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz Pinho   +1 more
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Mortality among blood donors seropositive and seronegative for Chagas disease (1996-2000) in São Paulo, Brazil: A death certificate linkage study. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Individuals in the indeterminate phase of Chagas disease are considered to have mortality rates similar to those of the overall population. This study compares mortality rates among blood donors seropositive for Chagas disease and negative controls in ...
Ligia Capuani, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Airlane Pereira Alencar, Alfredo Mendrone, João Eduardo Ferreira, Brian Custer, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino   +7 more
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