An estimation of the frequency of gestational toxoplasmosis in the Brazilian Federal District

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Karnikowski, Margô Gomes de Oliveira¹  University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil¹  Nóbrega, Otávio de Tolêdo¹ 

关键词: Toxoplasma;    Gestational toxoplasmosis;    Morbidity;    Federal District;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822005000400018

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Acute infections by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy (gestational toxoplasmosis) are known to cause serious health problems to the fetus (congenital toxoplasmosis). In Brasília, there have been few studies on the incidence of toxoplasmosis. This report summarizes a retrospective study performed on 2,636 selected pregnant women attended by the public health system of Guará, a satellite-city of Brasília. In this survey, 17 cases of gestational toxoplasmosis were detected; 15 of which were primary maternal infection and the remaining 2 were consistent with secondary maternal infection. These results suggest an annual seroconversion rate of 0.64 percent (90 percent confidence interval: 0.38, 0.90).

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