Mortality among blood donors seropositive and seronegative for Chagas disease (1996-2000) in São Paulo, Brazil: A death certificate linkage study.

• Main Authors: Ligia Capuani (Author), Ana Luiza Bierrenbach (Author), Airlane Pereira Alencar (Author), Alfredo Mendrone (Author), João Eduardo Ferreira (Author), Brian Custer (Author), Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro (Author), Ester Cerdeira Sabino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Individuals in the indeterminate phase of Chagas disease are considered to have mortality rates similar to those of the overall population. This study compares mortality rates among blood donors seropositive for Chagas disease and negative controls in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.This is a retrosp...