The screening programs for the Chagas disease agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, were examined in Colombian blood banks and, as a consequence, several procedural improvements in the blood bank network were recommended. Screening strategies and techniques were examined, as well as the action taken when seropositive donors were discovered. From a total of 180 blood banks in 33 departments, 103 banks in 20 departments answered the survey. The 103 banks collected 291,105 units of blood, corresponding to 66.6% of all units collected in the country in 1997. Of these blood units, 99.6% were screened for Chagas trypanosomes; 3,321 (1.2%) of 287,048 were found positive for anti-T. cruzi. The data were grouped by department; geographical differences for serop...
AbstractObjectives: The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of anti- Trypanosoma cruzi in t...
Despite public health campaigns and epidemiological surveillance activities, Chagas disease remains ...
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas ’ Disease, is a widely spread protozoa in America. Blo...
Introduction. Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America. Whereas the primary source...
The screening programs for the Chagas disease agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, were examined in Colombian b...
Chagas disease is a public health problem in Colombia, particularly in the eastern region. Because o...
Primary investigations carried out in blood banks in Venezuela during the 1950s, indicated that over...
AbstractObjectives: The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of anti- Trypanosoma cruzi in t...
Introduction: Chagas’ disease is the leading cause of infectious myocarditis worldwide. This infecti...
Las primeras investigaciones realizadas a nivel de bancos de sangre, durante la década 50, indican q...
As infectious diseases are the major cause of morbidity in Colombia, the objective of this study was...
BackgroundThe National Army of Colombia is present in all of the national territory, focused in sylv...
Introduction: Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America. Even though vector-borne i...
Abstract. Chagas ' disease is a serious health problem for the population of South and Central ...
Introduction. Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America. Whereas the primary source...
AbstractObjectives: The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of anti- Trypanosoma cruzi in t...
Despite public health campaigns and epidemiological surveillance activities, Chagas disease remains ...
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas ’ Disease, is a widely spread protozoa in America. Blo...
Introduction. Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America. Whereas the primary source...
The screening programs for the Chagas disease agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, were examined in Colombian b...
Chagas disease is a public health problem in Colombia, particularly in the eastern region. Because o...
Primary investigations carried out in blood banks in Venezuela during the 1950s, indicated that over...
AbstractObjectives: The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of anti- Trypanosoma cruzi in t...
Introduction: Chagas’ disease is the leading cause of infectious myocarditis worldwide. This infecti...
Las primeras investigaciones realizadas a nivel de bancos de sangre, durante la década 50, indican q...
As infectious diseases are the major cause of morbidity in Colombia, the objective of this study was...
BackgroundThe National Army of Colombia is present in all of the national territory, focused in sylv...
Introduction: Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America. Even though vector-borne i...
Abstract. Chagas ' disease is a serious health problem for the population of South and Central ...
Introduction. Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America. Whereas the primary source...
AbstractObjectives: The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of anti- Trypanosoma cruzi in t...
Despite public health campaigns and epidemiological surveillance activities, Chagas disease remains ...
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas ’ Disease, is a widely spread protozoa in America. Blo...