Casos de cisticercose em pacientes internados pelo Sistema Unico de Saúde: distribuição no Estado do Ceará / Cysticercosis' admissions in public health hospitals: Ceará State distribuition
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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39(5): 484-487, set.-out. 2006. graf, mapas
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RESUMO
Estudou-se a distribuição geográfica da cisticercose, sua relação com rebanho suíno e disponibilidade de tomografia computadorizada no município de residência de pacientes registrados no Sistema de Informação Hospitalar do Ceará (1996-2004). Internaram-se 424 pacientes com cisticercose (neurocisticercose 98,3 por cento) procedentes de 75 municípios. Inexistiu relação entre a distibuição geográfica dos casos e a existência de tomografia computadorizada ou rebanhos suínos.
ABSTRACT
The geographic distribution distribution of case registered in the System of Hospital Information of Ceará (1996-2004) and its relation with flock swine and availability of computerized tomography scan in patients' residence city, from those were studied. 424 Patients were admitted with cysticercosis (neurocysticercosis 98.3 percent) originating from 75 cities. No relation existed between computerized tomography in city of residence or swine flocks and cysticercosis prevelance.
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Main subject:
Neurocysticercosis
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Hospitals, Public
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged80
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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