Kasmera (Dec 2017)
Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in female patients attending the outpatient network of the municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela
Abstract
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.
