Chagas disease (CD) is a chronic condition associated with high morbidity and mortality in endemic regions of Brazil, particularly in the state of Bahia. The clinical-epidemiologic analysis of hospital admissions is strategic due to limited data on chronic CD infections and the general lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. This study examines sociodemographic and clinical-epidemiological patterns of hospit...
Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Ren? Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.; Universidade Federal do Cear?. Faculdade de Medicina. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Faculdade de Medicina. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.; Universidade Federal de Goi?s. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Sa?de P?blica. Goi?nia, GO, Brasil.; Universidade de S?o Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. S?o Paulo,...