Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women and its associated factors among hospital and community populations in Lambayeque, Peru
| Autor: | Sara Y. Rojas-Rojas, Katya M Mera-Villasis, Yessica R. Alarcón-Flores, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas, Franklin Rómulo Aguilar-Gamboa, Lizzie K. Becerra-Gutiérrez, Heber Silva-Díaz, Teresa Silva-García, Emma Vanesa Arriaga-Deza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Adult Short Communication RC955-962 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Antibodies Protozoan Seroprevalence Antibodies Serology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Environmental health Peru Prevalence Medicine Humans biology business.industry Zoonosis Toxoplasma gondii medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Toxoplasmosis Threatened abortion Infectious Diseases Immunoglobulin M Socioeconomic Factors Immunoglobulin G Pregnancy Complications Parasitic Parasitology Female business |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 53, Article number: e20190164, Published: 16 MAR 2020 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with toxoplasmosis among pregnant women. METHODS We followed an analytical observational study. From July 2016 to June 2017, 218 pregnant women were selected. The infection was detected through serological dosage of anti-T.gondii Immunoglobulin(Ig) M and IgG antibodies. RESULTS The seroprevalence was 35.8%; the factors associated with infection were consumption of non-drinking water, residence in an urban area, and threatened abortion during the current pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women is high. The risk factors are dependent on environmental determinants. |
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