Key result
Perinatal screening for Chagas disease in 4000 predominantly Hispanic women in southern Texas revealed a prevalence of 0.25%, indicating that targeted screening should be considered.
Population
4000 predominantly Hispanic women in southern Texas
Design
Cohort
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May warrant targeted perinatal Chagas screening in southern Texas; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Perinatal screening for Chagas disease in southern Texas identified a 0.25% prevalence, suggesting targeted screening may be warranted to identify at-risk mothers and infants.
Edwards et al. (2013) studied this question. Perinatal screening for Chagas disease in 4000 predominantly Hispanic women in southern Texas revealed a prevalence of 0.25%, indicating that targeted screening should be considered.
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