Volume 9, Number 12—December 2003
Research
Trypanosoma cruzi in Persons without Serologic Evidence of Disease, Argentina
Oscar A. Salomone*
, Ana L. Basquiera*, Adela Sembaj†, Ana M. Aguerri†, María E. Reyes‡, Mirtha Omelianuk*, Ruth A. Fernández†, Julio Enders†, Atilio Palma†, José Moreno Barral†, and Roberto J. Madoery*
, Ana L. Basquiera*, Adela Sembaj†, Ana M. Aguerri†, María E. Reyes‡, Mirtha Omelianuk*, Ruth A. Fernández†, Julio Enders†, Atilio Palma†, José Moreno Barral†, and Roberto J. Madoery*Table 2
Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 12 patients with negative serologic findings and positive PCR for T. cruzi in blooda
| Patient | Age (y) | Sex | Previous positive serologic test | EKG | Echocardiogram |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVDd (mm) | LVEF (%) | |||||
| Urban 1 |
56 |
F |
Present |
Normal |
44 |
64 |
| Urban 2 |
66 |
F |
Absent |
RBBB |
42 |
65 |
| Urban 3 |
58 |
M |
Absent |
RBBB + LAFB |
45 |
60 |
| Rural 1 |
35 |
F |
Absent |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Rural 2 |
17 |
F |
Absent |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Rural 3 |
15 |
F |
Absent |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Rural 4 |
47 |
F |
Absent |
Normal |
45 |
50 |
| Rural 5 |
59 |
M |
Absent |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Rural 6 |
22 |
F |
Absent |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Rural 7 |
24 |
M |
Absent |
IRBBB |
50 |
45 |
| Rural 8 |
68 |
M |
Absent |
Normal |
39 |
56 |
| Rural 9 | 43 | F | Absent | Normal | 46 | 64 |
aPCR, polymerase chain reaction; F, female; M, male; EKG, electrocardiogram; RBBB, right bundle branch block; IRBBB, incomplete right bundle branch block; LAFB, left anterior fascicular block; LVDd, left ventricular diameter in diastole; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; ND, not determinate.
