Recommendations for Screening and Diagnosis of Chagas Disease in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chagas disease affects an estimated 326 000-347 000 people in the United States and is severely underdiagnosed. Lack of awareness and clarity regarding screening and diagnosis is a key barrier. This article provides straightforward recommendations, with the goal of simplifying identification and testing of people at risk for US healthcare providers.

Methods

A multidisciplinary working group of clinicians and researchers with expertise in Chagas disease agreed on 6 main questions, and developed recommendations based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, after reviewing the relevant literature on Chagas disease in the United States.

Results

Individuals who were born or resided for prolonged time periods

SUBMITTER: Forsyth CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071346 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature