Seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in women of childbearing age from a marginal community of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 51(1): 13-7, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-19229385
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-T. gondii total and IgM antibodies in women of childbearing age. One hundred serum samples of women were studied with age range from 11 to 45 years old. Samples were chosen by random. The determination of total antibodies was carried out through the indirect hemagglutination technique and IgM antibodies by ELISA's technique. The statistical analysis was carried out through the Chi square and the Spearman correlation tests. The theoretical estimated incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis was calculated, according to the annual increment of antibody prevalence among the age groups. The overall prevalence of toxoplasmosis was 33%, while only six individuals (18.2%) were positive to IgM. The highest prevalence was observed in the 11-35 year-old age group. The theoretical estimated incidence was 1.5 for 100 pregnancies in women of 21-25 year-old group; it decreased until 0.1% in the 41-45 year-old age group. The findings show a high prevalence of toxoplasmosis in this community with a high infection risk in women of the studied age group and the high cat population observed, suggesting that the transmission way by contaminated soils may play a main role in the spreading of toxoplasmosis in this community.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Toxoplasma
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Imunoglobulina M
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Anticorpos Antiprotozoários
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Toxoplasmose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Brasil