Reading Suggestions

Thank you for your interest in LASOCHA and in learning more about Chagas disease. Below are some reading suggestions. There are more resources on our Information for Medical Providers and Helpful Links pages.

Recommendations for Screening and Diagnosis of Chagas Disease in the United States. J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 8;225(9):1601–1610.

Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 2015;373:1295-1306.

Chagas Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Current Clinical Knowledge and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Volume 138, Number 12.

Updated Estimates and Mapping for Prevalence of Chagas Disease among Adults, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2022 Jul;28(7):1313-1320.

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease. https://www.paho.org/en/documents/guidelines-diagnosis-and-treatment-chagas-disease.

Tissue and blood protozoa including toxoplasmosis, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, Babesia, Acanthamoeba, Blamuthia, and Naegleria in solid organ transplant recipieints- Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Clinical Transplantation. 2019,33:312546.