[Integral treatment of congenital Chagas disease: the Bolivian experience ].
We have analyzed the response to the treatment with benznidazol in newborns and nurslings in the Hospital Materno Infantil Germán Urquidi of Cochabamba, Bolivia, between 1999 and 2002. It is important an integral treatment of the nursling with a subsequent information directed to the family. The response was close to 100% when the treatment was correctly administrated. They were not adverse effects and the detected biochemical alterations did not present clinical significance.
Centro Universitario de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simon (U.M.S.S.), Avenida Aniceto Arce 371, casilla 3023, Cochabamba, Bolivia. esuarezba@yahoo.com
Eduardo
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Suárez
Cristina
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Alonso-Vega
Faustino
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Torrico
Marisol
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Córdova
D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D005190:Family; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; C009999:benzonidazole