Gestational toxoplasmosis in Paraná State, Brazil: prevalence of IgG antibodies and associated risk factors
Braz. j. infect. dis
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17(4): 405-409, July-Aug. 2013. tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to verify the association between seropositivity for IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and social, economic and environmental variables of pregnant women attending the public health centers of Paraná, Brazil. From January 2007 to July 2010, 2226 pregnant women were interviewed and detection of anti-T. gondii specific IgG and IgM antibodies was performed by chemiluminescence test. Seropositivity for anti-T. gondii IgG was observed in 1151 (51.7%) pregnant women, 29 of which (1.3%) presented IgM reagent with IgG of high avidity. The variables associated with the presence of IgG were residency in the rural area, more than one pregnancy, less than or equal to eight years schooling, low per capita income, age group, raw or poorly cooked meat ingestion, and contact with the soil. There was neither association with raw fruit and vegetable ingestion nor with the presence of cats in the residencies.
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Assunto principal:
Imunoglobulina G
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Imunoglobulina M
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Anticorpos Antiprotozoários
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Toxoplasmose
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Complicações Parasitárias na Gravidez
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Estadual de Londrina/BR
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