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1 March 2008

Volume 46, Number 5
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:e44–e47
1058-4838/2008/4605-00E1$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/527448
BRIEF REPORT

Transfusional Chagas Disease: Parasitological and Serological Monitoring of an Infected Recipient and Blood Donor

María Flores‐Chávez,1

Begoña Fernández,2

Sabino Puente,3

Pilar Torres,2

Mercedes Rodríguez,1

Carolina Monedero,1

Israel Cruz,1

Teresa Gárate,1 and

Carmen Cañavate1

1Servicio de Parasitología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, and 2Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, and 3Unidad de Enfermedades Tropicales, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, but human migration is extending its distribution. This report describes the parasitological and serological course of disease in a Spanish patient fatally infected via a blood product transfusion, as well as the monitoring of the donor. Before undergoing immunosuppression, multitransfused patients should be screened for anti–Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies.

Received 26 June 2007; accepted 6 November 2007; electronically published 4 February 2008.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Carmen Cañavate, Servicio de Parasitología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra. Pozuelo‐Majadahonda, Km 2 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain ().

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E. Castro. (2009) Chagas’ disease: lessons from routine donation testing. Transfusion Medicine 19:1, 16-23
Online publication date: 1-Mar-2009.
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