Toxocara spp. seroprevalence in pregnant women in Brasília, Brazil

Toxocara spp. seroprevalence in pregnant women in Brasília, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The impact of gestational toxocariasis is an understudied topic on female reproductive health. We estimated anti-Toxocara IgG prevalence among pregnant women in Brasília, Brazil, and investigated the association of the infection with history of abortion and contact with pets...

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Main Authors: Lívia Custódio Pereira, Guita Rubinsky Elefant, Yanna Medeiros Nóbrega, Tamires Vital, Nadjar Nitz, Lenora Gandolfi, Riccardo Pratesi, Mariana Hecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Toxocara spp
Pregnancy
Animal contact
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000500641&lng=en&tlng=en

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