Therapy of Chagas Disease : Implications for Levels of Prevention
Joint Authors
Segura, Elsa Leonor
Colantonio, Lisandro
Sosa-Estani, Sergio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper reviews the evidence supporting the use of etiological treatment for Chagas disease that has changed the standard of care for patients with Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the last decades.
Implications of this evidence on different levels of prevention as well as gaps in current knowledge are also discussed.
In this regard, etiological treatment has shown to be beneficial as an intervention for secondary prevention to successfully cure the infection or to delay, reduce, or prevent the progression to disease, and as primary disease prevention by breaking the chain of transmission.
Timely diagnosis during initial stages would allow for the prescription of appropriate therapies mainly in the primary health care system thus improving chances for a better quality of life.
Based on current evidence, etiological treatment has to be considered as an essential public health strategy useful to reduce disease burden and to eliminate Chagas disease altogether.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sosa-Estani, Sergio& Colantonio, Lisandro& Segura, Elsa Leonor. 2012. Therapy of Chagas Disease : Implications for Levels of Prevention. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sosa-Estani, Sergio…[et al.]. Therapy of Chagas Disease : Implications for Levels of Prevention. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sosa-Estani, Sergio& Colantonio, Lisandro& Segura, Elsa Leonor. Therapy of Chagas Disease : Implications for Levels of Prevention. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460951
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460951