Interview with Cintia Cruz, clinical researcher at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Dr. Cintia Valeria Cruz is a researcher at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU). In this interview, she briefly explains the paper that the unit has just published, on August 29, in the British Pharmacological Society journal: “Adverse events associated with benznidazole treatment for Chagas disease in children and adults”.

This multidisciplinary team was founded by Dr. Hector Freilij, and it has been led by Dr. Jaime Altcheh for the last 18 years. The unit is made up of experts with extensive experience such us biologists, biochemists, bioinformaticians and physicians. Their study compiles the conclusions of more than 20 years of comprehensive care for patients with Chagas disease at the Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, in Buenos Aires (Argentina).