Mortality among blood donors seropositive and seronegative for Chagas disease (1996-2000) in São Paulo, Brazil: A death certificate linkage study.

Maria Ligia Damato CapuaniAna Luiza BierrenbachAirlane Pereira AlencarAlfredo MendroneJoão Eduardo FerreiraBrian CusterAntonio Luiz P RibeiroEster Cerdeira Sabino

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

There is an excess risk of death in donors seropositive blood for Chagas disease compared to seronegative donors. Chagas disease is an under-reported cause of death in the Brazilian mortality database.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes

genome wide
cardiovascular disease
gene expression

emergency department
coronary artery disease
adverse drug

hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing