CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Trypanosoma cruzi INFECTED PATIENTS ATTENDING A REFERRAL CENTER OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN PARAGUAY, PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Abstract:Although vector transmission of American trypanosomiasis has been interrupted and there are decreased rates of new infections in large areas of Latin America, there are still many chronically infected patients. We determined the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Trypanosoma cruzi infected patients attending the Department of Tropical Medicine of the Institute of Research in Health Sciences (IICS) from 1985 to 2007 by analyzing their clinical records, maintaining anonymity and confidentiality. The… Show more
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