Adaptation of Chagas Disease Screening Recommendations for a Community of At-risk HIV in the United States

Abstract

Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is underdiagnosed in the United States. Improved screening strategies are needed, particularly for people at risk for life-threatening sequelae of CD, including people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, PWH). Here we report results of a CD screening strategy applied at a large HIV clinic serving an at-risk population.

Keywords: Trypanosoma cruzi; Chagas disease; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); immunocompromised; reactivation; screening.