Microwave treatment of human milk to prevent transmission of Chagas disease Tratamento do leite humano pelo microondas para prevenir a transmissão de doença de Chagas
It is recognized that breast feeding is an alternative means of transmission of Chagas disease. However, thermal treatment of milk can prevent this occurrence. As domestic microwave ovens are becoming commonplace, the efficacy of microwave thermal treatment in inactivating Trypanosoma cruzi trypomas...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2003-01-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652003000100008 |