Seroprevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in HIV infected pregnant women from Brazil

Autor: Isabelle Geoffroy Ribeiro Freitag, Rodrigo de Castro Lisbôa Pereira, Elizabeth S Machado, Ernesto Hofer, Deyse Christina Vallim, Cristina Barroso Hofer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 6, Pp 101635- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101635
Popis: Objective: To describe the prevalence and factors associated with serologic response to Listeria monocytogenes in HIV infected and uninfected pregnant women in Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study, pregnant women after 14 weeks of gestational age were enrolled. Positive serologic test for L. monocytogenes was defined as titers >1:80 (agglutination test). Comparisons were performed using logistic regression. Results: A total of 213 women were enrolled, 73 (34%) were HIV infected. 55 women were seroreactive for L. monocytogenes, 27 (37%) HIV-infected and 28 (20%) HIV-uninfected (p
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