Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela
Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease; this is considered one of the main parasitosis in Latin America. Blood transfusions occupy the second place of transmission of this parasite, after vector transmission and usually occur in urban areas through infected donors from endemic ru...
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| author | Maria del Carmen Barrueta Carlos Alberto González Ana María Bolivar |
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| description | Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease; this is considered one of the main parasitosis in Latin America. Blood transfusions occupy the second place of transmission of this parasite, after vector transmission and usually occur in urban areas through infected donors from endemic rural areas, generally asymptomatic and ignorant of their condition. In Venezuela, Barinas state is recognized as an important endemic area of T. cruzi transmission. In this sense, was to evaluate parasitological and serological techniques in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank in the Barinas city. To this end, 240 blood samples were collected from an equal number of donors and were assessed with fresh examination techniques, capillary microcentrifugation, colored smears, and ELISA anti-T. cruzi IgG. In none of the samples circulating parasites were observed, while 3 donors resulted positive with ELISA anti-T. cruzi IgG (1.25% seroprevalence). Direct parasitological tests were not effective for the determination of T. cruzi because there was no evidence of blood trypomastigotes in any of the cases studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3e4146f59f946f49912e9990237f5322023-09-02T20:19:07ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282019-12-0147210210710.5281/zenodo.352204424985Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, VenezuelaMaria del Carmen Barrueta0Carlos Alberto González1Ana María Bolivar2Escuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioanálisis. Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida-Venezuela.Escuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioanálisis. Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida-Venezuela.Investigaciones Parasitológicas “Jesús Moreno Rangel”, Cátedra de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioanálisis. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida-Venezuela.Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease; this is considered one of the main parasitosis in Latin America. Blood transfusions occupy the second place of transmission of this parasite, after vector transmission and usually occur in urban areas through infected donors from endemic rural areas, generally asymptomatic and ignorant of their condition. In Venezuela, Barinas state is recognized as an important endemic area of T. cruzi transmission. In this sense, was to evaluate parasitological and serological techniques in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank in the Barinas city. To this end, 240 blood samples were collected from an equal number of donors and were assessed with fresh examination techniques, capillary microcentrifugation, colored smears, and ELISA anti-T. cruzi IgG. In none of the samples circulating parasites were observed, while 3 donors resulted positive with ELISA anti-T. cruzi IgG (1.25% seroprevalence). Direct parasitological tests were not effective for the determination of T. cruzi because there was no evidence of blood trypomastigotes in any of the cases studied.http://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/25233trypanosoma cruzi, donantes de sangre, diagnóstico, microscopía, elisa |
| spellingShingle | Maria del Carmen Barrueta Carlos Alberto González Ana María Bolivar Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela Kasmera trypanosoma cruzi, donantes de sangre, diagnóstico, microscopía, elisa |
| title | Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela |
| title_full | Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela |
| title_fullStr | Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela |
| title_short | Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the “Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez” Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela |
| title_sort | trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the dr julio garcia alvarez blood bank of the dr luis razetti hospital in the barinas city venezuela |
| topic | trypanosoma cruzi, donantes de sangre, diagnóstico, microscopía, elisa |
| url | http://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/25233 |
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