Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata

Toxocara canis is very common in dogs throughout the world. It is the primary cause of visceral larva migrans (VLM) in humans. Soil contaminated with T. canis embryonated eggs is the main source of infection of man. Our objective was to describe Toxocara seroprevalence in humans in the city of La Pl...

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Autores principales:	Radman, Nilda Ester, Archelli, Susana Mónica, Fonrouge, Reinaldo Domingo, Guardis, Mónica del Valle, Linzitto, Oscar Roberto
Formato:	Articulo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2000
Materias:	Ciencias Veterinarias seroprevalence cross-sectional study enzyme linked immunosorbent assay toxocarosis immunology isolation and purification risk factor toxocariasis seroepidemiologic studies La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/29227 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000300001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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spellingShingle	Ciencias Veterinarias seroprevalence cross-sectional study enzyme linked immunosorbent assay toxocarosis immunology isolation and purification risk factor toxocariasis seroepidemiologic studies La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Radman, Nilda Ester Archelli, Susana Mónica Fonrouge, Reinaldo Domingo Guardis, Mónica del Valle Linzitto, Oscar Roberto Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata
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description	Toxocara canis is very common in dogs throughout the world. It is the primary cause of visceral larva migrans (VLM) in humans. Soil contaminated with T. canis embryonated eggs is the main source of infection of man. Our objective was to describe Toxocara seroprevalence in humans in the city of La Plata associated with some determinants such as age, presence or absence of clinical manifestations and risk factors. Blood samples were collected at random from 156 patients of different sex and age, with and without clinical symptoms compatible with the disease. The diagnostic technique ELISA test was performed with the Bordier Affinity Products Commercial Kit, using excretory-secretory Toxocara antigen with a sensitivity higher than 90%. The values were positive in 39% of the studied population. In the analysis according to age, the younger group presented significant differences with respect to the older one (Chi-square p<0.05). Positive patients presented clinical symptoms compatible with the disease (84%), and 41% presented some risk factor. The level of positivity obtained indicates a certain risk of being infectes mainly in patients younger than 15 years old. The authors agree that an early identification and treatment of VLM may save a life.
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author	Radman, Nilda Ester Archelli, Susana Mónica Fonrouge, Reinaldo Domingo Guardis, Mónica del Valle Linzitto, Oscar Roberto
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title	Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata
title_short	Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata
title_full	Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata
title_fullStr	Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata
title_full_unstemmed	Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata
title_sort	human toxocarosis : its seroprevalence in the city of la plata
publishDate	2000
url	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/29227 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000300001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
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Human Toxocarosis : Its Seroprevalence in the City of La Plata

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