Congenital co-infection with different Trypanosoma cruzi lineages

Abstract Variability of mixed Trypanosoma cruzi congenital infection in Chile in twenty one congenital samples of Chagas disease is reported. Recognition of infecting strains was performed by minicircle hybridization tests. Seven newborns with double infection were found. Trypanosoma cruzi TcII and...

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Published inParasitology international Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 138 - 139
Main Authors Garcia, A, Ortiz, S, Iribarren, C, Bahamonde, M.I, Solari, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.02.2014
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Chagas Disease - congenital
Chagas Disease - parasitology
Chile
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Genotypes congenital infection
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma cruzi - genetics
Chile
Chile
Trypanosoma: cruzi
Genotypes congenital infection
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Summary:Abstract Variability of mixed Trypanosoma cruzi congenital infection in Chile in twenty one congenital samples of Chagas disease is reported. Recognition of infecting strains was performed by minicircle hybridization tests. Seven newborns with double infection were found. Trypanosoma cruzi TcII and TcV lineages were the most frequent in single and mixed infections. With these results we pretend to understand the epidemiological significance of the T. cruzi lineages for which the placenta does not seem to represent an actual barrier in congenital infections.
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ISSN:1383-5769
1873-0329
DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2013.10.010