title: [Chagas' disease in patients in chronic hemodialysis. Prevalence and risk of transmission by blood transfusion].
abstract: A serologic study of Chagas disease was performed in 110 patients submitted to chronic hemodialisis and blood transfusions. Immunofluorescence antibody testing (IgG and IgM) was positive in 6 out of 62 patients receiving multiple blood transfusions (9.7%), but negative in all 48 subjects without transfusions. Thus, repeated blood transfusion is a significant risk for T cruzi infection in chronic hemodialized patients.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lorca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atías
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plubins
mesh_terms: D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012698:Serologic Tests; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
vernacular_title: Enfermedad de Chagas en pacientes en hemodiálisis crónica. Prevalencia y riesgo de transmisión por transfusión sanguínea.