| Chagas disease: increased parasitemia during pregnancy detected by hemoculture. | |
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PMID: 21460012 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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One hundred fifty-two Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive women were submitted to a single hemoculture; 101 were pregnant, and 51 were not pregnant. Seven tubes from each individual were harvested with liver infusion tryptose (LIT) medium and observed monthly until the fifth month. Hemocultures were positive in 50% (76 of 152) of the women. Results showed that the positivity was 29.4% (15 of 51) among non-pregnant women and 60.4% (61 of 101) in pregnant women (P < 0.05). In relation to gestational age, there were significant differences in positivity, with a higher proportion of women with positive hemocultures (20 of 25) before 21 weeks and lower after 30 weeks (10 of 21; P = 0.02). We conclude that pregnancy enhances the parasitemia in Chagas disease, with a higher effect early in pregnancy. |
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Authors:
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Liliane da Rocha Siriano; Alejandro Ostermayer Luquetti; Juliana Boaventura Avelar; Neusa Leal Marra; Ana Maria de Castro |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Volume: 84 ISSN: 1476-1645 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-04 Completed Date: 2011-06-07 Revised Date: 2012-04-05 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370507 Medline TA: Am J Trop Med Hyg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 569-74 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Laboratório de Pesquisa da doença de Chagas, Hospital das Clínicas and Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil. |
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Adult Blood / parasitology Chagas Disease / blood*, parasitology* Female Humans Middle Aged Pregnancy Young Adult |
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