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Case Reports
. 2008 Mar 1;46(5):e44-7.
doi: 10.1086/527448.

Transfusional chagas disease: parasitological and serological monitoring of an infected recipient and blood donor

María Flores-Chávez  1 , Begoña Fernández, Sabino Puente, Pilar Torres, Mercedes Rodríguez, Carolina Monedero, Israel Cruz, Teresa Gárate, Carmen Cañavate
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Transfusional chagas disease: parasitological and serological monitoring of an infected recipient and blood donor

María Flores-Chávez et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, but human migration is extending its distribution. This report describes the parasitological and serological course of disease in a Spanish patient fatally infected via a blood product transfusion, as well as the monitoring of the donor. Before undergoing immunosuppression, multitransfused patients should be screened for anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies.

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