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Chagas' disease: study of congenital transmission in cases of acute maternal infection

Doença de Chagas: estudo da transmissão congênita nos casos da infecção materna aguda

We studied three pregnant women with acute chagasic infection. Two patients, infected in the third trimester of pregnancy, had uninfected children. The third patient, infected earlier, had an infected newborn. These results encourage research on risk factors of transmission and on medical decisions concerning pregnant women with acute Chagas' disease.

Chagas' disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; Congenital infection; Acute maternal Trypanosoma cruzi infection


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