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

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Otávio De Tolêdo Nóbrega¹  Margô Gomes De Oliveira Karnikowski¹ 

[1] ,University of Brasília Center for Studies in Health Sciences Brasília DF ,Brazil

关键词: Toxoplasma;    Gestational toxoplasmosis;    Morbidity;    Federal District;    Brazil;    Toxoplasma;    Toxoplasmose gestacional;    Morbidade;    Distrito Federal;    Brasil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822005000400018

来源: SciELO

【 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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