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Critical analysis of Chagas disease treatment in different countries

Authors :
Andrea Angheben
Sergio Sosa-Estani
Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes
Sheba Meymandi
Israel Molina
José A. Pérez-Molina
Institut Català de la Salut
[de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes F] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. [Perez-Molina JA] Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Infectious Diseases Department, National Referral Unit for Tropical Diseases, Madrid, Spain. [Angheben A] Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital Department of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy. [Meymandi SK] University of California, Center of Excellence for Chagas Disease at Olive View, Los Angeles, CA, US. [Sosa-Estani S] Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Epidemiology and Public Health Research Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Molina I] Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Programa de Salut Internacional de l’Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto René Rachou, Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
Source :
Scientia, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Volume: 117, Article number: e210034, Published: 08 JUL 2022
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2022.

Abstract

Chagas disease; Treatment; Benznidazole Enfermedad de Chagas; Tratamiento; Benznidazol Malaltia de Chagas; Tractament; Benznidazol As a result of globalization and constant migratory flows, Chagas disease is now present in almost all continents. The management and treatment of the disease is often influenced by the economic and social context of the societies that host patients. In this manuscript, we aim to provide a comparative review of approaches to patients with Chagas disease in the Americas and Europe.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Scientia, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Volume: 117, Article number: e210034, Published: 08 JUL 2022
Accession number :
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