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. 2015 Jun;110(4):507-9.
doi: 10.1590/0074-02760140347. Epub 2015 May 15.

Prevention of congenital Chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age

Guillermo Moscatelli  1 , Samanta Moroni  1 , Facundo García-Bournissen  1 , Griselda Ballering  1 , Margarita Bisio  1 , Héctor Freilij  1 , Jaime Altcheh  1
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Prevention of congenital Chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age

Guillermo Moscatelli et al. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

It is currently unknown whether treatment of Chagas disease decreases the risk of congenital transmission from previously treated mothers to their infants. In a cohort of women with Chagas disease previously treated with benznidazole, no congenital transmission of the disease was observed in their newborns. This finding provides support for the treatment of Chagas disease as early as possible.

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