Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Pregnant Women without Vector Exposure Have Higher Parasitemia Levels: Implications for Congenital Transmission Risk

BACKGROUND: Congenital transmission is a major source of new Trypanosoma cruzi infections, and as vector and blood bank control continue to improve, the proportion due to congenital infection will grow. A major unanswered question is why reported transmission rates from T. cruzi-infected mothers var...

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Autores principales: Rendell, Victoria R., Gilman, Robert H., Valencia, Edward, Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson, Verastegui, Manuela, Sanchez, Leny, Acosta, Janet, Sanchez, Gerardo, Ferrufino, Lisbeth, LaFuente, Carlos, Abastoflor, Maria del Carmen, Colanzi, Rony, Bern, Caryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25807498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119527

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