Why the study?
What is the prevalence and vertical transmission rate of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among pregnant Latin American women in Barcelona, Spain?
Population
1350 Latin American pregnant women and their offspring
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support screening evaluation in at-risk pregnancies; extends vertical transmission data in non-endemic European cohorts.
What is the prevalence and vertical transmission rate of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among pregnant Latin American women in Barcelona, Spain?
Routine screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in pregnant Latin American women in non-endemic areas with high immigration may be warranted due to significant seroprevalence and vertical transmission rates.
Muñóz et al. (2009) studied this question.
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