Chagas disease screening in pregnant Latin American women: Adherence to a systematic screening protocol in a non-endemic country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chagas disease (CD) is a chronic parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic to continental Latin America. In Spain, the main transmission route is congenital. We aimed to assess adherence to regional recommendations of universal screening for CD during pregnancy in Latin American women in the province of Alicante from 2014 to 2018.

Methodology/principal findings

Retrospective quality study using two data sources: 1) delivery records of Latin American women that gave birth in the 10 public hospitals of Alicante between January 2014 and December 2018; and 2) records of Chagas serologies carried out in those centers between May 2013 and December 2018. There were 3026 deliveries in Latin American women during the study period; 1178 (38.9%) underwent

SUBMITTER: Llenas-Garcia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature