Using a Chagas disease hospital database: a clinical and epidemiological patient profile
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 51(6): 831-835, Nov.-Dec. 2018. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
Chagas disease (CD) prevention and control rely on studies of its distribution, characteristics of individuals affected and mode of transmission. CD data in Brazil are scarce; a retrospective analysis of the clinical characteristics of 80 patients treated at the Clinical Hospital of UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil, was performed.METHODS:
Patient data records were analyzed.RESULTS:
Thirty percent of the patients probably got infected through vector-borne transmission, 65% came from endemic areas, a predominance of cardiac and cardiodigestive forms was found among males, and the cardiac form prevailed (51%).CONCLUSIONS:
The results update the view on the epidemiology of CD in Campinas, Brazil.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Registros de Hospitales
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Enfermedad de Chagas
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil