Evaluation and Treatment of Chagas Disease in the United States

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Authors

Caryn Bern · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Susan P. Montgomery

Barbara L. Herwaldt

Anis Rassi

José Antônio Marin‐Neto · Universidade de São Paulo

Roberto Oliveira Dantas · Universidade de São Paulo

James H. Maguire · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Harry Acquatella · Central University of Venezuela

Abstract

Chagas disease presents an increasing challenge for clinicians in the United States. Despite gaps in the evidence base, current knowledge is sufficient to make practical recommendations to guide appropriate evaluation, management, and etiologic treatment of Chagas disease.

Topics & Keywords

Trypanosoma species research and implications Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 298, Issue 18, pp. 2171-2171

DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.18.2171

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