Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. The infection in human occurs accidentally by different transmission mechanisms: oral, congenital, blood transfusions, organ transplants and from laboratory accidents. In Venezuela, it has been reported that 60% of the population appa...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:158240eb3bda4ae3bfc828675339301f 2023-10-09T21:49:06+02:00 Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela Amelia González Camejo Meryvic Yoneyra Castillo 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/158240eb3bda4ae3bfc828675339301f EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/23064 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/158240eb3bda4ae3bfc828675339301f Kasmera, Vol 45, Iss 2, Pp 119-127 (2017) Toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis seroprevalencia métodos inmunológicos Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2017 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-10T00:46:37Z Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. The infection in human occurs accidentally by different transmission mechanisms: oral, congenital, blood transfusions, organ transplants and from laboratory accidents. In Venezuela, it has been reported that 60% of the population apparently healthy have the infection. Taking into account its prevalence was determined the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients aged 14-44 years of the outpatient network Municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, State Aragua, Venezuela, implemented as methods of diagnosis the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Indirect Hemagglutination (HAI) in 90 patients. Obtaining as a result of the ELISA method, a seroprevalence 61% where 98% presented antibodies IgG and IgM antibodies 2%, by the HAI method, was found 41% where 100% showed IgG antibodies. By means of the chi-square test with a significance level of 95% and a p value ≤0.005, we identified no statistically significant associations between risk factors and infection. However the group with the highest frequency of antibodies anti-T. gondii was represented by ages >34 years, proving that the risk of acquiring the infection increases with age. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. The infection in human occurs accidentally by different transmission mechanisms: oral, congenital, blood transfusions, organ transplants and from laboratory accidents. In Venezuela, it has been reported that 60% of the population apparently healthy have the infection. Taking into account its prevalence was determined the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients aged 14-44 years of the outpatient network Municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, State Aragua, Venezuela, implemented as methods of diagnosis the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Indirect Hemagglutination (HAI) in 90 patients. Obtaining as a result of the ELISA method, a seroprevalence 61% where 98% presented antibodies IgG and IgM antibodies 2%, by the HAI method, was found 41% where 100% showed IgG antibodies. By means of the chi-square test with a significance level of 95% and a p value ≤0.005, we identified no statistically significant associations between risk factors and infection. However the group with the highest frequency of antibodies anti-T. gondii was represented by ages >34 years, proving that the risk of acquiring the infection increases with age. |
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela |
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela |
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela |
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela |
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela |
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seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality francisco linares alcántara, maracay, aragua state, venezuela |
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