Knowledge and Practices of Toxoplasmosis among Clinical Laboratory Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Durango, Mexico

Autor: Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano, Jesús Hernández-Tinoco, Yazmin del Rosario Rico-Almochantaf, Luis Omar Berumen-Segovia, Jorge Arturo Cisneros-Martínez, Alfredo Cisneros-Camacho, Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Male
Pediatrics
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
knowledge
Cross-sectional study
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
practices
toxoplasmosis
laboratory professionals
Mexico
lcsh:Medicine
Antibodies
Protozoan
Serology
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Epidemiology
biology
030108 mycology & parasitology
Clinical Laboratory Services
Middle Aged
Female
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasmosis
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
030231 tropical medicine
Immunologic Tests
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Incomplete knowledge
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
business.industry
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Toxoplasma gondii
Igg avidity
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Laboratory Personnel
Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulin G
Immunology
business
Biomarkers
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 14, Iss 11, p 1413 (2017)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 14; Issue 11; Pages: 1413
ISSN: 1660-4601
Popis: Background: The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and practices about toxoplasmosis in a sample of clinical laboratory professionals in Mexico. Methods: 192 clinical laboratory professionals were surveyed. They were asked about (1) Toxoplasma gondii; (2) clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of toxoplasmosis; and (3) their practices with respect to toxoplasmosis. Results: The range of animals infected by T. gondii was known by 44.8% of participants. Clinical aspects of toxoplasmosis were known by up to 44.3% of subjects. Correct answers about the interpretation of serological markers of T. gondii infection were provided by up to 32.8% of participants. A minority (32.2%) of participants knew about a high number of false positive results of anti-T. gondii IgM antibody tests. Most participants (90.1%) did not know what the anti-T. gondii IgG avidity test was. Up to 55.7% of participants provided incorrect answers about the interpretation of serology tests for the treatment of pregnant women. Common routes of T. gondii infection were known by
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