Important items to address before prescribing Benznidazole in the USA
· Confirmation of the diagnosis
· Baseline clinical assessment
· Decisions on treatment
· Prevention and management of adverse effects
Other resourses:
Evaluation and treatment of Chagas disease in the United States: a systematic review.
JAMA. 2007;298(18):2171-2181. doi:10.1001/jama.298.18.2171.
Copyright 2007 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/209410
Further information about Chagas disease in the US is available on the CDC Chagas disease website:
In English: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/health_professionals/index.html
in Spanish: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/es/proveedores.html