Chagas Disease Prevalence in a Cohort of Neurocysticercosis Patients in a Non-Endemic Setting.
Citation: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022 Feb 02PMID: 35134144Form of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2022Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: June 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - Winter 2007Abstract: In a cohort of mostly Central American immigrants with confirmed neurocysticercosis (NCC), 3.1% were confirmed positive for Chagas disease (CD). The majority were diagnosed with NCC before age 50. Entry to care for NCC is an opportunity for early detection and possible treatment for CD in those from endemic areas. Copyright Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.Fiscal year: FY2022Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2022-02-22| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Available online from MWHC library: June 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - Winter 2007
In a cohort of mostly Central American immigrants with confirmed neurocysticercosis (NCC), 3.1% were confirmed positive for Chagas disease (CD). The majority were diagnosed with NCC before age 50. Entry to care for NCC is an opportunity for early detection and possible treatment for CD in those from endemic areas. Copyright Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
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