Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in patients living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) in the Peruvian Amazon
The prevalence of T. cruzi infection is likely very low in urban and peri-urban areas of Iquitos. Continued epidemiological surveillance is essential to monitor potential changes over time.
Authors
- Esperanza Merino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3854-4874)
- José Manuel Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-9867)
- Eva H. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-8753)
- Martín Casapía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-0948)
- Silvia Otero-Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-5072)
- Lilia-Lorena Pinedo-Ramirez
Institutions
- Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (PE)
- Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (PE)
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102927
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00