title: Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence and associated risk factors in cancer patients from Southern Brazil.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Chagas disease in patients treated at a Public Oncology Service in the City of Pelotas, Southern Brazil.
  This study included 200 individuals undergoing cancer treatment and involved the use of a questionnaire and venous blood collection for the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibody.
  The study found a 5% prevalence of patient seropositivity. Significant variables are presented and discussed in the article.
  Serological T. cruzi checks are recommended in cancer patients, especially individuals from endemic areas in Brazil and other Latin American countries.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciane d'Avila
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Hospital Escola, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Rios
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Petrarca
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marilia Arndt
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mesenburg
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Marreiro
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Villela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan