Chagas Disease Screening in Maternal Donors of Publicly Banked Umbilical Cord Blood, United States.

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Edwards, James M

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Gilner, Jennifer B

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Hernandez, Jose

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Kurtzberg, Joanne

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Heine, R Phillips

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2018-04-11T12:42:33Z

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2018-04-11T12:42:33Z

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2016-08

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2018-04-11T12:42:31Z

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To assess patterns of Chagas disease, we reviewed results of screening umbilical cord blood from a US public cord blood bank during 2007-2014. Nineteen maternal donors tested positive for Trypanosoma cruzi parasites (0.04%). Because perinatal transmission of Chagas disease is associated with substantial illness, targeted prenatal programs should screen for this disease.

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1080-6040

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1080-6059

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/16498

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eng

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Emerging infectious diseases

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10.3201/eid2208.151622

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Fetal Blood

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Humans

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Trypanosoma cruzi

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Chagas Disease

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Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay

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Hemagglutination Tests

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Retrospective Studies

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Cohort Studies

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Pregnancy

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Adult

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Blood Donors

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Blood Banks

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Female

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Chagas Disease Screening in Maternal Donors of Publicly Banked Umbilical Cord Blood, United States.

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Journal article

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Gilner, Jennifer B|0000-0002-8996-2972

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Kurtzberg, Joanne|0000-0002-3370-0703

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8

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Clinical Science Departments

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Duke

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Duke Cancer Institute

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Institutes and Centers

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Midwifery Service

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine

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Pathology

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Pediatrics

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Pediatrics, Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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School of Medicine

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Published

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22

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