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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 ...
    • Castillo, Christian; Carrillo, Ileana; Libisch, Gabriela; Juiz, Natalia; Gabriel Schijman, Alejandro; Robello, Carlos; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)
      © 2018 The Author(s). Background: Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite endemic to Latin America. Most infections occur in children by vector or congenital transmission. Trypanosoma cruzi establishes a ...
    • Guzmán Rivera, Daniela; Liempi Manquel, Ana; González Herrera, Fabiola; Fuentes Retamal, Sebastián; Carrillo, Ileana; Abarca Bustos, Patricio; Castillo Rivas, Christian; Kemmerling Weis, Ulrike; Pesce Reyes, Bárbara; Maya Arango, Juan Diego (American Society for Microbiology (ASM), 2020)
      Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosome cruzi, endemic in Latin America but distributed worldwide because of migration. Without appropriate treatment, the disease progresses from an acute asymptomatic phase to ...
    • 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 ...