Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in South of Brazil

Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in South of Brazil

Serological screening and evaluation of exposure factors for Toxoplasma gondii transmission were conducted in 2126 pregnant women from southern Brazil. Specific antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were presented by 74.5% (n=1583) of the pregnant women evaluated. Contact with soil was found to be th...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2005-04, Vol.38 (2), p.173-177
Hauptverfasser: Spalding, Silvia Maria, Amendoeira, Maria Regina Reis, Klein, Carlos Henrique, Ribeiro, Luis Carlos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan - blood
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Disease Reservoirs
Epidemiology
Exposure factor
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Infant, Newborn
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - parasitology
Pregnant women
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
South Brazil
Toxoplasma - immunology
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis - diagnosis
Toxoplasmosis - epidemiology
Toxoplasmosis - transmission
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Serological screening and evaluation of exposure factors for Toxoplasma gondii transmission were conducted in 2126 pregnant women from southern Brazil. Specific antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were presented by 74.5% (n=1583) of the pregnant women evaluated. Contact with soil was found to be the major factor for infection.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/s0037-86822005000200009