2013
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-85
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Serological and parasitological response in chronic Chagas patients 3 years after nifurtimox treatment

Abstract: BackgroundWith declining vectorial transmission, Chagas disease predominantly affects adults nowadays. The efficacy of nifurtimox in the chronic phase in adult patients is poorly known, particularly in regions where there is no risk of reinfection. Recommendations for treatment outcome assessment rely on serological follow-up. We evaluated the serological and parasitological response to nifurtimox in a cohort of adult patients three years post-treatment in Switzerland.MethodsPatients treated with nifurtimox in… Show more

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“…2 Treatment with either benznidazole or nifurtomox can present a number of clinical and therapeutic challenges. 3,4 Vector-borne infection occurs when the T. cruzi parasite is transmitted from an infected Triatoma insect to a mammalian host during the blood meal defecation process. Transmission occurs in two cycles: sylvatic and domestic.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 Treatment with either benznidazole or nifurtomox can present a number of clinical and therapeutic challenges. 3,4 Vector-borne infection occurs when the T. cruzi parasite is transmitted from an infected Triatoma insect to a mammalian host during the blood meal defecation process. Transmission occurs in two cycles: sylvatic and domestic.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tabela -DNA de parasitos testados com os primers 32f e 148r. Jackson et al 44 , Bianchi et al 45 , Dias et al 46 , Álvarez et al 47 xenodiagnóstico e a hemocultura, por ser mais sensível 38 .…”
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“…Alguns trabalhos mostraram que os métodos sorológicos apresentaram resultados negativos em situações nas quais existem resultados parasitológicos positivos, seja em amostras de sangue 68 ou em órgãos de animais 52 , ou ainda em sangue periférico de pacientes 70 . Por esses motivos, a qPCR direcionada à detecção de T. cruzi em sangue e tecidos de camundongos experimentalmente infectados e tratados, poderia elucidar alguns aspectos ainda pouco conhecidos sobre a doença de Chagas, tais como a distribuição de T. cruzi no organismo e a resposta ao tratamento 37,44 .…”
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