Toxocara spp. seroprevalence in pregnant women in Brasília, Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Pereira, Lívia Custódio, Elefant, Guita Rubinsky, Nóbrega, Yanna Medeiros, Vital, Tamires, Nitz, Nadjar, Gandolfi, Lenora, Pratesi, Riccardo, Hecht, Mariana

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-10

RESUMO

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The impact of gestational toxocariasis is an understudied topic on female reproductive health. We estimated anti-Toxocara IgG prevalence among pregnant women in Brasília, Brazil, and investigated the association of the infection with history of abortion and contact with pets. METHODS: Infection was diagnosed using ELISA with excretory/secretory antigens. Participant information was obtained via questionnaires. RESULTS: Of 311 pregnant women, 23 were anti-Toxocara IgG positive. Twenty-two percent of anti-Toxocara IgG-positive participants and 26% had previously miscarried. Previous contact with pets was associated with higher toxocariasis prevalence. CONCLUSIONS: A direct relationship between toxocariasis and contact with pets was observed, but there was no relationship with the miscarriage prevalence.

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