Seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in blood donors and Chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of Coahuila, Mexico.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 56(2): 169-74, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-24626421
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chagas disease is considered a worldwide emerging disease; it is endemic in Mexico and the state of Coahuila and is considered of little relevance. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in blood donors and Chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of Coahuila, Mexico. DESIGN AND SETTING: Epidemiological, exploratory and prospective study in a general hospital during the period January to June 2011. METHODS: We performed laboratory tests ELISA and indirect hemagglutination in three groups of individuals: 1) asymptomatic voluntary blood donors, 2) patients hospitalized in the cardiology department and 3) patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. RESULTS: There were three levels of seroprevalence: 0.31% in asymptomatic individuals, 1.25% in cardiac patients and in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy in 21.14%. CONCLUSIONS: In spite of having detected autochthonous cases of Chagas disease, its importance to local public health remains to be established as well as the details of the dynamics of transmission so that the study is still in progress.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Doadores de Sangue
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Anticorpos Antiprotozoários
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Doença de Chagas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil