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    • Carrillo, Ileana; Castillo, Christian; Droguett, Daniel; Muñoz, Lorena; Liempi, Ana; Maya Arango, Juan; Galanti Garrone, Norbel; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike (2016)
      Congenital Chagas’ disease is caused by the haemophlagelated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), which is able to cross the placental barrier and infect both the placenta and fetus. However, congenital transmission ...
    • Muñoz, Lorena; Castillo, Christian; Carrillo, Ileana; Salinas, Andrea; Liempi, Ana; Droguett, Daniel; Maya Arango, Juan; Galanti Garrone, Norbel; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike (2016)
      Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), the causative agent of Chagas disease, and Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), responsible for Toxoplasmosis are two parasites that can cross the placental barrier. T. cruzi and T. gondii present ...
    • Castillo, Christian; Muñoz, Lorena; Carrillo, Ileana; Droguett, Daniel; Liempi, Ana; Astudillo, Javier; Maya Arango, Juan; Galanti Garrone, Norbel; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike (2016)
      Congenital Chagas’ disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is one of the major public health concerns in Latin America where more than one million women in fertile age are infected. During ...
    • Droguett, Daniel; Carrillo, Ileana; Castillo, Christian; Gómez, Fresia; Negrete, Miguel; Liempi, Ana; Muñoz, Lorena; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike; Galanti Garrone, Norbel; Maya Arango, Juan; Droguett, Daniel (Academic Press Inc., 2017)
      © 2016 Elsevier Inc.Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) is partially responsible for the progressive globalization of Chagas disease. During congenital transmission the parasite must cross the placental ...