Parasitological cure and clinical benefits of benznidazole treatment in patients from the Jequitinhonha Valley, MG, Brazil, with recent chronic infection by Trypanosoma cruzi II
It was demonstrated the effectiveness of BZ treatment in recent chronic infections of CD with low or higher rates of parasitological cure according to the cure criterion used after long-term follow-up. The clinical status of the individuals remained stable or evolved slowly, suggesting clinical benefits from BZ treatment.
Authors
- Gláucia Diniz Alessio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7853-0886)
- Marta de Lana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1565-4707)
- Rosália Morais Tôrres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0466-4130)
- Girley Francisco Machado de Assis
- Júlio Santoro
- Matheus Marques Milagre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-4651)
- Pedro Albajar-Viñas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-8078)
- Olindo Assis Martins-Filho
- Renato Afonso Salgado
- Lourena Tomazelli
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760240229
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais