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Chagas Disease Prevalence in a Cohort of Neurocysticercosis Patients in a Nonendemic Setting

Published:2022-02-02 Issue:5 Volume:75 Page:897-900
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

McAleese Katherine R¹,Guzmán Janitzio J²,Thumm Lauren²,Nutman Thomas B²,Showler Adrienne²³,O’Connell Elise M²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital , Washington, D.C. , USA

2. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland , USA

3. Department of Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital , Washington, D.C. , USA

Abstract

Abstract In a cohort of mostly Central American immigrants with confirmed neurocysticercosis (NCC), 3.1% were confirmed positive for Chagas disease (CD). The majority were diagnosed with NCC before age 50. Entry to care for NCC is an opportunity for early detection and possible treatment for CD in those from endemic areas.

Funder

Intramural Research Program

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac076/42973559/ciac076.pdf

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