Transfusional Chagas Disease: Parasitological and Serological Monitoring of an Infected Recipient and Blood Donor
Open Access
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (5), e44-e47
- https://doi.org/10.1086/527448
Abstract
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.Keywords
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