Pediatric Chagas disease in the non-endemic area of Madrid: A fifteen-year review (2004-2018).
Luz Yadira Bravo-GallegoLaura Francisco-GonzálezÁlvaro Vázquez-PérezMilagros García-López HortelanoRogelio López VélezLuis Ignacio González-GranadoMar SantosCristina EpalzaAna Belén JiménezMaría José CillerueloSara GuillénTania FernándezIciar OlabarrietaMaría Delmans Flores-ChavezJosé Tomás Ramos AmadorMaría Isabel González-ToméPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
Screening programs of CD since birth allow early diagnosis and treatment, with a significantly higher cure rate in children treated before one year of age, with lower incidence of adverse events. The high proportion of patients lost to follow-up in this vulnerable population is of concern.