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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 83, Issue 3, Pages 528-533Publisher
AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0082
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior/Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Drenst Integrated Projects in University Co-operation between Brazil and Germany
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We determined the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors among 963 pregnant women attending an obstetric hospital in Fortaleza, Brazil Seroprevalences of IgG and IgM against T gondii were 68 6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 65 6-71.6%) and 0 5% (95% CI = 0 06-1.0%). respectively. Seroprevalence of IgG was high in women less than 25 years of age (91 7%) and in low-income women (odds Ratio [OR] = 1.40, 95% CI = 1 02-1 90) Multivariate regression analysis showed that consumption of homemade water ice (adjusted OR = 1 49, 95% CI = 1 09-2 04), vegetables washed with untreated water (adjusted OR = 1 43, 95% CI = 1 05-1.94). consumption of chicken (adjusted OR = 1 49.95% CI = 1 12-2 0), and dog ownership (adjusted OR = 1 46, 95% CI = 1 07-1 98) were factors associated with IgG seropositivity Young women in northeastern Brazil living under poor socioeconomic conditions are at highest risk for acquiring infection with T gondii Oocyst contamination of water and soil must be addressed in future prevention strategies
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