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Last Update:  July 04, 2008 

General Reports
 

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Are maternal re-infections with Trypanosoma cruzi associated with higher morbidity and
mortality of congenital Chagas disease?
Torrico F, Vega CA, Suarez E, et al
Trop Med Int Health. 2006 May;11(5):628-35.
Abstract
 
Cellular components and placental alkaline phosphatase in Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Sartori MJ, Mezzano L, Lin S, et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005;38 Suppl 2:87-91.
 Abstract
 
Placental lesions in human Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Fernandez-Aguilar S, Lambot MA, et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005;38 Suppl 2:84-6
 Abstract
 
Use of the placental perfusion model to evaluate transplacental passage of Trypanosoma
cruzi.
Shippey SH, Zahn CM, Cisar MM, et al
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Feb;192(2):586-9
 Abstract
 
Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in pregnant women chronically infected
with Trypanosoma cruzi.
Cardoni RL, Garcia MM, De Rissio AM.
Acta Trop. 2004 Mar;90(1):65-72
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias during and after pregnancy in women with Chagas'
disease without apparent heart disease.
Acha RE, Rezende MT, Guzman Heredia RA, et al
Arq Bras Cardiol. 2002 Jul;79(1):1-9
 Paper
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Maternal Trypanosoma cruzi infection upregulates capacity of uninfected
neonate cells To produce pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines.
 Vekemans J, Truyens C, Torrico F, et al
 Infect Immun 2000 Sep;68(9):5430--4
 Paper
Placental Factors
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries      
          
 
FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas' disease agent) reduces HIV-1 replication in human placenta.
 Dolcini GL, Solana ME, Andreani G, et al
Retrovirology. 2008 Jul 1;5(1):53.
Paper
 
Trypanosoma cruzi: productive infection is not allowed by chorionic villous explant from
normal human placenta in vitro.
 Lujan CD, Triquell MF, Sembaj A, et al
 Exp Parasitol. 2004 Nov-Dec;108(3-4):176-81.
 Abstract
 
Systemic and placental productions of tumor necrosis factor contribute to induce fetal
mortality in mice acutely infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.
 Mjihdi A, Truyens C, Detournay O, Carlier Y. et al
Exp Parasitol. 2004 May-Jun;107(1-2):58-64.
 Abstract
 
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the human placental infection with Trypanosoma cruzi.
 Lin S, Sartori MJ, Mezzano L, de Fabro SP. et al
 Placenta. 2004 Apr;25(4):283-6.
Abstract
 
Trypanosoma cruzi infection induces microfilament depletion in human placenta
syncytiotrophoblast.
 Sartori MJ, Pons P, Mezzano L, et al
Placenta. 2003 Aug;24(7):767-71.
 Abstract
 
Role of placental alkaline phosphatase in the internalization of trypomatigotes of
Trypanosoma cruzi into HEp2 cells.
Sartori MJ, Mezzano L, Lin S, et al
Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Sep;8(9):832-9.
 Abstract
 
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 
 
 
Co-infection with Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas´ disease agent) decreases HIV-1
transcription in human placenta
 Dolcini G, Solana ME, Andreani G, et al
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
Transmission
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries      
          
 
Factors and mechanisms involved in the transmission and development of congenital infection
with Trypanosoma cruzi
Carlier Y.
 Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005;38 Suppl
Abstract
 
Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi is associated with maternal enhanced
parasitemia and decreased production of interferon- gamma in response to parasite
antigens.
 Hermann E, Truyens C, Alonso-Vega C, et al
 J Infect Dis. 2004 Apr 1;189(7):1274-81.
Abstract
Screening
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries      
          
 
Serological and parasitological screening of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mothers
and newborns living in two Chagasic areas of Mexico.
Olivera Mar A, Guillén Ortega F, Cruz Vidal S, et al
Arch Med Res. 2006 Aug;37(6):774-7.
Abstract
 
Retrospective study of a pioneer antenatal screening program with 8,477 pregnant
women in Brazil.
De Souza NC, Botelho CA, Honer MR.
 Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2004;31(3):217-20.
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Newborn screening for congenital infectious diseases.
Neto EC, Rubin R, Schulte J, Giugliani R.
Emerg Infect Dis 2004 Jun
Paper
Immunology
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Immunological status of mothers infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.
Alonso-Vega C, Hermann E, Truyens C, et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005;38 Suppl 2:101-4
 Abstract
 
Immune responses of non-infected neonates of mothers infected with Trypanosoma cruzi
 Truyens C, Hermann E, Alonso-Vega C, et al
 Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005;38 Suppl 2:96-100.
 Abstract

Diagnosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Amniotic fluid is not useful for diagnosis of congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Virreira M, Martinez S, Alonso-Vega C, et al
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Dec;75(6):1082-4.
 Abstract
 
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis).
 Okumura M, Aparecida dos Santos V
 Prenat Diagn. 2004 Mar;24(3):179-81.
 Abstract
 
Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: an operational outline for
detecting and treating infected infants in north-western Argentina.
 Blanco SB, Segura EL, Cura EN, et al.
Trop Med Int Health 2000 Apr;5(4):293-301
Abstract
 
Congenital Chagas' disease: diagnostic and clinical aspects.
 Freilij H, Altcheh J.  et al.
 Clin Infect Dis 1995 Sep;21(3):551-5
 Abstract

Treatment
 

Neonate/Infant

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: an operational outline for detecting
and treating infected infants in north-western Argentina.
Blanco SB, Segura EL, Cura EN, et al.
 Trop Med Int Health 2000 Apr;5(4):293-301
Abstract
 
  Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: an operational outline for
detecting and treating infected infants in north-western Argentina.
 Blanco SB, Segura EL, Cura EN, et al.
 Trop Med Int Health 2000 Apr;5(4):293-301 et al
Abstract
 
  Congenital Chagas' disease: diagnostic and clinical aspects.
 Freilij H, Altcheh J.  et al.
 Clin Infect Dis 1995 Sep;21(3):551-5
 Abstract
Case Reports/Studies/Literature Reviews
 

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