Epidemiological features, echocardiographic findings, and parasite load in patients with Chagas disease

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Autor(es): dc.creatorArruda, Hilda Maria Benevides da Silva de-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRibeiro, Marcelle Araújo-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSilva, Antonia Marilene da-
Autor(es): dc.creatorVasconcelos, Daniel-
Autor(es): dc.creatorOliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes de-
Autor(es): dc.creatorNoronha, Elza Ferreira-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T18:14:39Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2021-10-14T18:14:39Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-01-23-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-01-23-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2019-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/36246-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0541-2018-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2338-4102-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/626923-
Descrição: dc.descriptionINTRODUCTION Chagas disease is a major public health problem that is endemic in Brazil and Latin America. This study aimed to determine the socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 171 patients (mean age, 45 years; female, 65%) with Chagas disease at Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. METHODS We implemented this cross-sectional study using a clinical epidemiological questionnaire, electrocardiography, echocardiography, and quantitative detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in blood using qRT-PCR. RESULTS Among the patients, 26.3% had a full elementary education, and 13.2% were illiterate. Most (63.6%) were economically classified as class C, and 51.5% were born in Bahia state. A total of 62.0% participants reported previous contact with the triatomine bug. The clinical forms of the disease were indeterminate (69.51%), cardiac (15.24%), digestive (10.37%), and mixed (4.88%). The most common electrocardiographic abnormality was complete right bundle branch block in association with a divisional anterosuperior block. Only 14.6% of the patients complied with benznidazole medication for at least 60 days, and 164 of them were assessed by echocardiography. The parasite load was positive in 56% of the patients. CONCLUSIONS: Chagas disease affected mostly women, with the indeterminate chronic form of the disease.-
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Publicador: dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT-
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Direitos: dc.rightsOPEN ACCESS - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - (CC BY).-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEpidemiologia-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectHospitais universitários-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectChagas, Doença de-
Título: dc.titleEpidemiological features, echocardiographic findings, and parasite load in patients with Chagas disease-
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