Efficacy of short-course treatment for prevention of congenital transmission of Chagas disease: A retrospective cohort study.

Guillermo F MoscatelliSamanta MoroniJuan Carlos RamírezBelén WarszatskaLascano FernandaNicolás GonzálezAndrés RabinovichJaime Altcheh

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)

Several studies have shown that treatment of infected girls and women of childbearing age for 60 days is an effective practice to prevent transplacental transmission of T. cruzi. Our study demonstrated that short-duration treatment (≤30 days) is effective and beneficial in preventing transplacental transmission of Chagas disease.

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healthcare
primary care
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
combination therapy
polycystic ovary syndrome
quality improvement