Chagas disease screening in pregnant Latin American women: Adherence to a systematic screening protocol in a non-endemic country.

Jara Llenas-García Philip Erick Wikman JogersenConcepción Gil-AnguitaVioleta Ramos-SesmaDiego Torrús-TenderoRaquel Martínez-GoñiMónica Romero-NietoJavier García-AbellánMaría José Esteban-GinerKarenina AnteloMaría Navarro-CotsFernando BuñuelConcepción AmadorJosefa García-GarcíaIsabel GascónGuillermo Telenti Encarna Fuentes-CamposIgnacio TorresAdelina GimenoMaría Montserrat Ruíz-GarcíaMiriam Navarro Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincón

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

Adherence to recommendations of systematic screening for CD in Latin American pregnant women in Alicante can be improved. Strategies to strengthen treatment of postpartum women and monitoring of exposed newborns are needed. Currently, there may be undetected cases of congenital transmission in our province.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
polycystic ovary syndrome
randomized controlled trial
south africa
breast cancer risk
gestational age
low birth weight
replacement therapy