Gestational toxoplasmosis in Paraná State, Brazil: prevalence of IgG antibodies and associated risk factors

AUTOR(ES)

Lopes-Mori, Fabiana Maria Ruiz, Mitsuka-Breganó, Regina, Bittencourt, Laura Helena França de Barros, Dias, Renata Cristina Ferreira, Gonçalves, Daniela Dib, Capobiango, Jaqueline Dario, Reiche, Edna Maria Vissoci, Morimoto, Helena Kaminami, Freire, Roberta Lemos, Navarro, Italmar Teodorico

FONTE

Braz J Infect Dis

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2013-08

RESUMO

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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