Prevalencia de chagas en niños menores de 5 años nacidos de madres serológicamente reactivas para Chagas, municipio de Sopachuy durante los meses Febrero - Mayo gestión 2010.

• Autores: Bertha Aban
• Localización: Ciencias de la Salud. Bioquímica T-I / coord. por Juan Carlos Pizarro Cortez, Mary Cruz Mojica Sandi, Nelson Omar Pereira Vela, 2014, ISBN 978-305-8763-91-2, págs. 257-314
• Idioma: español
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  • The American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease is a disease that affects both humans and many mammals and is caused by a flagellate protozoan blood and tissues Trypanosomacruzi. This research explored the prevalence of Chagas disease in children under 5 born to mothers with positive serology for Chagas, in Sopachuy municipality and their communities during the months of February to May 2010, through two methods: Parasitological method (microhematocrit technique) for children under 6 months with samples of peripheral blood or umbilical cord blood, and serological method, (indirect hemagglutination (HAI)) in children aged 7 months to 5 years with serum samples obtained from peripheral blood.