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

AUTOR(ES)

Moscatelli, Guillermo, Moroni, Samanta, García-Bournissen, Facundo, Ballering, Griselda, Bisio, Margarita, Freilij, Héctor, Altcheh, Jaime

FONTE

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

15/05/2015

RESUMO

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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