Chagas' infection in university students of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. A serologic-electrocardiographic study

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dc.contributor.authorAlberto Gianella
dc.contributor.authorBarbara Poser
dc.contributor.authorPablo Conesa‐Zamora
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T15:55:37Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T15:55:37Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 2
dc.description.abstractIn order to learn the prevalence of Chagas' infection among students from Santa Cruz de la Sierra's universities, a random sample of 372 new students was drawn. All participants have had electrocardiograms (EKG) and serologic analysis (IHAT). 64/372 (17.2%) had serologic evidence of Chagas' infection, and from those, 10/64 (15.6%) had some EKG alterations. Among students presenting negative serologic test, 31/308 (10.1%) had EKG alterations. There was no statistical association between Chagas' infection and EKG alterations (X2 = 1.67, p = 0.2). There was a positive association between Chagas' infection and intraventricular conduction defects and this association was higher among the students of 19 years of age or less (O.R. 10.4, p < 0.05).
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/s0036-46651994000600007
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46651994000600007
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/55227
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of São Paulo
dc.relation.ispartofRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
dc.sourceCentro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales
dc.subjectSerology
dc.subjectChagas disease
dc.subjectIntraventricular conduction
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectParasitic infection
dc.subjectInternal medicine
dc.titleChagas' infection in university students of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. A serologic-electrocardiographic study
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