Prevalence and vertical transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among pregnant Latin American women attending 2 maternity clinics in Barcelona, Spain.
José Muñoz, Oriol Coll, Teresa Juncosa, Mireia Vergés, Marta del Pino, Victoria Fumado, Jordi Bosch, Elizabeth J Posada, Sara Hernandez, Roser Fisa, Josep Maria Boguña, Montserrat Gállego, Sergi Sanz, Montserrat Portús, Joaquim Gascón
We performed a prospective screening for Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 1350 Latin American pregnant women and their offspring in Barcelona, Spain. The rate of seroprevalence was 3.4%, and 7.3% of the newborns were infected. Routine screening and management programs in maternity wards may be warranted.