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Parasitology Case Studies: Protozoa in Blood (by ASCLS)
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Congenital Chagas Disease Case
A boy was born to a 31 year-ol woman who recently immigrated from Bolivia
Cesarean dilivery was performed at 29 weeks gestation because of fetal hydrops
Baby tested negative for toxoplasmosis, herpes, CMV, enterovirus, malaria, and hepatitis
Mother reported a diagnosis of Chagas disease in Bolivia but received no treatment
Baby was positive by microscopy, serology, and PCR
Treatment with anti-trypanosoma drugs was successful
Symptoms in newborns are usually inconclusive or missing
Without history of maternal infection, congenital infection may be missed
Only 1-10% of babies born to infected mothers are also infected
Estimates vary for the number of congenital infection in the U.S. from 65 to 638
This 2010 case was the first report in the U.S.
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