Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la infección congénita por Trypanosoma cruzi en Brasil / Diagnosis and treatment of congenital infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 38(supl.2): 27-28, 2005.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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| ID: lil-444182
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Diagnosis of congenital infection should be performed preferentially by the search of the parasite, through microhematocrit. Nevertheless, most of the infected mothers are living now in non-endemic areas, where the expertise for identification of the parasite is low. Furthermore, transmission near delivery or even at delivery do not allow that enough parasites will be detected when the baby is at the maternity. So, if parasites are not found or not searched, it is imperative that, in serologically confirmed mothers (two positive tests), the babies are recalled at six/eight months of age, to look for IgG antibodies. If they are present, the baby is infected and should be treated. Treatment in Brazil is with benznidazol, 10 mg/Kg/day, during 60 days. Certification of cure is obtained once a negative serology is obtained, as a rule after one year. A follow up each six months is suggested.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Doença de Chagas
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doença de Chagas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
FIOCRUZ/BR
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Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro/BR
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Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)/BR