Abstract
Cases of chronic Chagas disease have been increasing in non-endemic areas due to the growth in immigration. This study examined the association between positive Trypanosoma cruzi-DNA detection in blood by PCR and presence of chagasic cardiac involvement in a cohort of immigrants in a European city. No association was found in this study between the positive T. cruzi blood PCR and cardiac involvement.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Biomarkers / blood
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Blood Specimen Collection / methods
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy / epidemiology
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Chronic Disease
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DNA, Protozoan / blood*
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Endemic Diseases
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Spain / epidemiology
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Trypanosoma cruzi / genetics*
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Trypanosoma cruzi / isolation & purification
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Young Adult
Substances
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Biomarkers
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DNA, Protozoan