Pediatric Chagas disease in Europe: 45 cases from Spain and Switzerland

Rodriguez-Guerineau, Luciana; Posfay Barbe, Klara; Monsonis-Cabedo, Manuel; Juncosa-Morros, Teresa; Diana, Alessandro; Wyler, Claire-Anne; Martinez De Tejada Weber, Begona; Chappuis, François; Fumadó-Pérez, Victoria; Jackson, Yves-Laurent Julien

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000139

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Pediatric Chagas disease in Europe: 45 cases from Spain and Switzerland

ContributorsRodriguez-Guerineau, Luciana; Posfay Barbe, Klara; Monsonis-Cabedo, Manuel; Juncosa-Morros, Teresa; Diana, Alessandro; Wyler, Claire-Anne; Martinez De Tejada Weber, Begona; Chappuis, François; Fumadó-Pérez, Victoria; Jackson, Yves-Laurent Julien

Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 33, no. 5, p. 458-462

Publication date2014

Abstract

Chagas disease, a potentially fatal parasitic infection, is emerging in Europe in the context of international migration but there is little public health attention and frequent lack of clinicians' awareness. To date, there is no published information about clinical characteristics in children.

Keywords

Adolescent
Antiprotozoal Agents/adverse effects/therapeutic use
Chagas Disease/drug therapy/epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases, Emerging/drug therapy/epidemiology
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/epidemiology/pathology
Europe
Humans
Infant
Male
Spain/epidemiology
Switzerland/epidemiology
Treatment Outcome

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RODRIGUEZ-GUERINEAU, Luciana et al. Pediatric Chagas disease in Europe: 45 cases from Spain and Switzerland. In: The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2014, vol. 33, n° 5, p. 458–462. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000139

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PID : unige:54858
DOI : 10.1097/INF.0000000000000139
PMID : 24153010

Journal ISSN0891-3668

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Pediatric Chagas disease in Europe: 45 cases from Spain and Switzerland

Chagas disease, a potentially fatal parasitic infection, is emerging in Europe in the context of international migration but there is little public health attention and frequent lack of clinicians' awareness. To date, there is no published information about clinical characteristics in children.

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