Seroprevalencia del Toxoplasma gondii en mujeres consultantes al Hospital de Yopal. Casanare 1996

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii serum prevalence was established in 378 women in ambulatory care at the hospital of Yopal (Casanare, Colombia). 51 (13.5%) women were pregnant. Indirect inmuno fluorescen gave 76.7% positive serum women which agrees with other studies in low, humid tropical zones. Positive results increased rapidly and significantly with age. 76.2% of serum-positive women had titers less or equal to 1:256, while 23.8% of them had titers over 1:1024. We could not stablished an association between positive results and several cultural and behavioral parameters, except with the number of children.

Keywords

• Toxoplasma gondii
• seroprevalencia
• mujeres consultantes