Clinical outcomes of thirteen patients with acute chagas disease acquired through oral transmission from two urban outbreaks in northeastern Brazil.

• Main Authors: Claudilson J C Bastos (Author), Roque Aras (Author), Gildo Mota (Author), Francisco Reis (Author), Juarez Pereira Dias (Author), Robson Silva de Jesus (Author), Miralba Silva Freire (Author), Eline G de Araújo (Author), Juliana Prazeres (Author), Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Outbreaks of orally transmitted Trypanosoma cruzi continue to be reported in Brazil and are associated with a high mortality rate, mainly due to myocarditis.<h4>Methods</h4>This study is a detailed report on the disease progression of acute Chagas disease i...