title: [Consensus document for the detection and management of Chagas disease in primary health care in a non-endemic areas].
abstract: Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Although it is commonly transmitted by an insect vector in continental Latin-America, in recent decades, due migration, has been diagnosed in other countries such Spain, the European country with a largest immigrant population of Latin American. For a long time, the patient remains asymptomatic, but some years after this stage, the symptoms can be serious (dilated cardiomyopathy, megacolon, megaesophagus). In addition, detection in pregnant women has a high priority because of the route of vertical transmission. Several specific guidelines about Chagas disease has been developed on the Banks of blood, maternal hospitals, HIV co-infection, organ transplant. But due to the detection of lack of information to primary care professionals, we consider to will be useful this document written and agreed to by family phisicians, pediatricians and specialists in International Health.
authors.affiliation: EAP el Clot, Barcelona, Institut Català de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Comissió de Cooperació i Salut Internacional (Cocoopsi)-Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària (CAMFiC), Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI). Electronic address: croca.bcn.ics@gencat.cat.
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roca Saumell
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Salut Internacional/Tuberculosi Drassanes-Vall Hebron, PROSICS, Barcelona, Asociación Española de Pediatría de Atención Primaria (AEPap), Grup d'Atenció Primària de la Societat Catalana de Pediatria, Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI).
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soriano-Arandes
authors.affiliation: EAP Florida Nord, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Institut Català de la Salut, Comissió de Cooperació i Salut Internacional (Cocoopsi)-Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària (CAMFiC), Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI).
authors.forename: Lluís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solsona Díaz
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona (CRESIB), Iniciativa de Chagas del Institut de Salut Global (ISGLOBAL) Barcelona, Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI).
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gascón Brustenga
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care
keywords: Atención primaria de salud; Chagas disease; Enfermedad de Chagas; Primary health care; Trypanosoma cruzi