title: [Prevalence of positive serology to Trypanosoma cruzi in patients with clinical diagnosis of dilated myocardiopathy in the state of Campeche].
abstract: The prevalence of chronic Chagas' heart disease as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy is unknown in the State of Campeche, Mexico. A study was  conducted to determine the prevalence of positive serology for Trypanosoma cruzi in patients with clinical diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy. Of a total of 127 patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, we studied 91 with two positive serological tests for T. cruzi. We identified 14 positive cases for a prevalence of 15 % of chronic Chagas' heart disease. This prevalence is similar to that reported for the rest of the Yucatan Peninsula.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Manuel Campos, Campeche, Campeche.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alducin-Téllez
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rueda-Villegas
authors.forename: Isaí
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Medina-Yerbes
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peña-Hernández
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monteón
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan