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

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

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.12.003

Cited by 36 publications

(41 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…T gondii seroprevalence rates vary in different parts of the world 84 and can range from <10% in some northern European countries 85 to as high as 60% to 80% (eg, in Mexico 86 and Brazil 87,88 ).…”

Section: Other Areas Of the Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States

Maldonado¹,

Read²,

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Other Areas Of the Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States

Maldonado¹,

Read²,

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…As daily routine, the cleaning of catteries, with fecal material removal is indicated, since, in dependence on the environmental conditions, the T. gondii oocysts eliminated doi: 10.7243/2052-5958- [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] by cats require at least 24 hours to sporulate and become infectious. It is also important to cover or encircle sand tanks for children recreation, especially when they are not in use, to prevent the cats access [12,33].…”

Section: Control Of Human Toxoplasmosismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Preventive measures like information and health education; screening of pregnant women and infants; limiting harm from risk behaviour; treatment of risk cases and vaccination are recommended [38]. Serum monitoring throughout pregnancy, so as detect cases of maternal seroconversion allowing for early maternal treatment is also basic [7,10].…”

Section: Control Of Human Toxoplasmosismentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Relevant aspects of human toxoplasmosis

Bresciani¹,

Galvão²,

Vasconcellos³

et al. 2013

Res J Infect Dis

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Considering the great importance that the infection by Toxoplasma gondii has in public health, the aim of this article was to demonstrate some aspects about this disease in human being. This parasite can cause several behavioral changes and many cases of reactivation of this disease are associated with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -AIDS. Major cases of human infections by T. gondii are assymptomatic and the main clinical manifestation in the acute phase of this zoonosis is lymphadenopathy, usually in the cervical area. There may also be fever, night sweats, myalgia, maculopapular rash lymphocytic atypia and chorioretinitis. The congenital and/or acquired chronic latent cerebral toxoplasmosis play an important role in the development of some types of neurodegeneration, like Alzheimer disease and Down Syndrome. Humans and animals should not consume raw or undercooked meat, unpasteurized or not boiled dairy products, water without being treated and poorly washed fruits and vegetables. Educational programs focused on reducing T. gondii environmental contamination are essential for the congenital infection control. Due to the severity of this kind of infection and its sequel, it is critical that those responsible for the community's health establish prevention programs to avoid such a situation, obtaining results in the medium and long term, and particularly preserving the involved population's welfare. A lack or incomplete prenatal treatment was identified as an important risk factor for congenital toxoplasmosis, reinforcing the need of improvement of prenatal care. In this study was demonstrated the importance of implementing prevention programs to guide pregnant women to prevent the infection. Preventive measures like information and health education; screening of pregnant women and infants; limiting harm from risk behaviour; treatment of risk cases and vaccination are recommended. Serum monitoring throughout pregnancy, so as detect cases of maternal seroconversion allowing for early maternal treatment is also basic. Some countries have adopted control programs of human toxoplasmosis, however, this issue should be of world attention, considering its relevant aspects of public health, requiring the establishment of community education campaigns and monitoring of pregnant women in the pre and neonatal, especially in a preventive action to reduce the pathogenic effects of this disease.

show abstract

Serological and molecular rapid diagnostic tests for Toxoplasma infection in humans and animals

Khan

Noordin

2019

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Infection by Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent worldwide. The parasite can infect a broad spectrum of vertebrate hosts, but infection of fetuses and immunocompromised patients is of particular concern. Easy-to-perform, robust, and highly sensitive and specific methods to detect Toxoplasma infection are important for the treatment and management of patients. Rapid diagnostic methods that do not sacrifice the accuracy of the assay and give reproducible results in a short time are highly desirable. In this context, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), especially with point-of-care (POC) features, are promising diagnostic methods in clinical microbiology laboratories, especially in areas with minimal laboratory facilities. More advanced methods using microfluidics and sensor technology will be the future trend. In this review, we discuss serological and molecular-based rapid diagnostic tests for detecting Toxoplasma infection in humans as well as animals.

show abstract

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

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States

Relevant aspects of human toxoplasmosis

Serological and molecular rapid diagnostic tests for Toxoplasma infection in humans and animals

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About