Reorganization of Extracellular Matrix in Placentas from Women with Asymptomatic Chagas Disease: Mechanism of Parasite Invasion or Local Placental Defense?

Table 1

Characterization of clinical features of mothers and neonates.

	Mother 1	Mother 2	Mother 3
Age mother (years)	43	32	39
Gestational age (weeks)	38	36	40
Type of delivery	Vaginal	Cesarean	Vaginal
Birth weight (g)	2880	2690	3550
APGAR 5 min	9.9	9.9	9.9
Chagas’ disease diagnosis of the mother	ELISA/IFI +	ELISA/IFI +	ELISA/IFI +
Detection of the parasite in the neonate by direct parasitological examination	Negative	Negative	Negative
Detection of the parasite in the mother by PCR	Positive	Positive	Negative
Detection of the parasite in the neonate by PCR	Positive	Positive	Negative
Detection of the parasite in the placenta by PCR	Positive	Positive	Positive