Table 1. Treatment of chronic Chagas disease with nifurtimox. Conventional PCR results before and after treatment in prolonged follow-up (6.6 years average).
After treatment | ||||
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Positive | Negative | Total | ||
Positive | 6 (5.3%) | 90 (78.9%) | 96 (84.2%) | |
Before treatment | ||||
Negative | 1 (0.9%) | 17 (14.9%) | 18 (15.8%) | |
Total | 7 (6.1%) | 107 (93.9%) | 114 (100%) |
(p<0.0001)