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Howard, Elizabeth J.
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Xiong, Xu
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Carlier, Yves
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Sosa-estani, Sergio Alejandro
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Buekens, Pierre
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2018-01-08T22:11:47Z
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2013-08
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Buekens, Pierre; Sosa-estani, Sergio Alejandro; Carlier, Yves; Xiong, Xu; Howard, Elizabeth J.; Frequency of the Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Wiley; BJOG - An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 121; 1; 8-2013; 22-33
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1470-0328
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/32613
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BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in much of Latin America. With increased globalisation and immigration, it is a risk in any country, partly through congenital transmission. The frequency of congenital transmission is unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of congenital transmission of T. cruzi.
SEARCH STRATEGY: PubMed, Journals@Ovid Full Text, EMBASE, CINAHL, Fuente Academica and BIREME databases were searched using seven search terms related to Chagas disease or T. cruzi and congenital transmission.
SELECTION CRITERIA: The inclusion criteria were the following: Dutch, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish language; case report, case series or observational study; original data on congenital T. cruzi infection in humans; congenital infection rate reported or it could be derived. This systematic review included 13 case reports/series and 51 observational studies.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two investigators independently collected data on study characteristics, diagnosis and congenital infection rate. The principal summary measure - the congenital transmission rate - is defined as the number of congenitally infected infants divided by the number of infants born to infected mothers. A random effects model was used.
MAIN RESULTS: The pooled congenital transmission rate was 4.7% (95% confidence interval: 3.9-5.6%). Countries where T. cruzi is endemic had a higher rate of congenital transmission compared with countries where it is not endemic (5.0% versus 2.7%).
CONCLUSIONS: Congenital transmission of Chagas disease is a global problem. Overall risk of congenital infection in infants born to infected mothers is about 5%. The congenital mode of transmission requires targeted screening to prevent future cases of Chagas disease.
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eng
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Wiley
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/
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Trypanosoma Cruzi
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Chagas Disease
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Congenital Infection
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Meta-Analysis
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Systematic Review
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Salud Ocupacional
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Ciencias de la Salud
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CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUD
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Frequency of the Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2018-01-08T19:47:01Z
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1471-0528
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121
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1
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22-33
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Estados Unidos
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Hoboken
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Fil: Howard, Elizabeth J.. University of Tulane; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Xiong, Xu. University of Tulane; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Carlier, Yves. Université Libre de Bruxelles; Bélgica
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Fil: Sosa-estani, Sergio Alejandro. Dirección Nacional de Instituto de Investigación. Administración Nacional de Laboratorio e Instituto de Salud. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Fil: Buekens, Pierre. University of Tulane; Estados Unidos
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BJOG - An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.12396/abstract
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12396
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914719/
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