Chagas disease is a chronic, systemic, parasitic infection caused by the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi, and was discovered in 1909. The disease affects about 8 million people …

Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of morbidity in many
countries in Latin America. The important modes of transmission are by the bite of the …

RESUMO A doença de Chagas é uma condição crônica negligenciada com elevada carga
de morbimortalidade e impacto dos pontos de vista psicológico, social e econômico …

Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and
mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease …

Background: Benznidazole is recommended for treatment of Chagas infection. Effects of
combination therapy with benznidazole and posaconazole have not been tested in …

Background A century after its discovery, Chagas disease still represents a major neglected
tropical threat. Accurate diagnostics tools as well as surrogate markers of parasitological …

Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite
infection is endemic in Latin America and presents an increasing clinical challenge due to …

Parasitic infections previously seen only in developing tropical settings can be currently
diagnosed worldwide due to travel and population migration. Some parasites may directly or …

Chagas disease is a neglected infectious disease in the tropics and an emerging health
problem in Europe and the USA. In the past decade, a link has been recorded between …

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is an accurate method to quantify Trypanosoma cruzi
DNA and can be used to follow-up parasitemia in Chagas disease (CD) patients undergoing …