Abstract
Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, but human migration is extending its distribution. This report describes the parasitological and serological course of disease in a Spanish patient fatally infected via a blood product transfusion, as well as the monitoring of the donor. Before undergoing immunosuppression, multitransfused patients should be screened for anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Blood Donors
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Chagas Disease / immunology
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Chagas Disease / parasitology
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Chagas Disease / transmission*
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DNA, Protozoan / blood
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Spain
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Transfusion Reaction*
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Trypanosoma cruzi / immunology
Substances
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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DNA, Protozoan