Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico
Context and Objective: Chagas disease is considered a worldwide emerging disease; it is endemic in Mexico and the state of Coahuila and is considered of little relevance. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in blood donors and Chagas cardiomyopathy i...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.uanl.mx/15212/1/308.pdf |
| _version_ | 1824414287420981248 |
|---|---|
| author | Martínez Tovar, José Gerardo Rebollar Téllez, Eduardo Alfonso Fernández Salas, Ildefonso |
| author_facet | Martínez Tovar, José Gerardo Rebollar Téllez, Eduardo Alfonso Fernández Salas, Ildefonso |
| author_sort | Martínez Tovar, José Gerardo |
| collection | Repositorio Institucional |
| description | Context and Objective: Chagas disease is considered a worldwide emerging disease; it is endemic in Mexico and the state of Coahuila and is considered of little relevance. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in blood donors and Chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of Coahuila, Mexico. Design and Setting:
Epidemiological, exploratory and prospective study in a general hospital during the period January to June 2011. Methods: We performed laboratory tests ELISA and indirect hemagglutination in three groups of individuals: 1) asymptomatic voluntary blood donors, 2) patients hospitalized in the cardiology department and 3) patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Results: There were three
levels of seroprevalence: 0.31% in asymptomatic individuals, 1.25% in cardiac patients and in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy in 21.14%. Conclusions: In spite of having detected autochthonous cases of Chagas disease, its importance to local public health
remains to be established as well as the details of the dynamics of transmission so that the study is still in progress. |
| format | Article |
| id | eprints-15212 |
| institution | UANL |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2014 |
| record_format | eprints |
| spelling | eprints-152122020-06-03T21:57:36Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/15212/ Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico Martínez Tovar, José Gerardo Rebollar Téllez, Eduardo Alfonso Fernández Salas, Ildefonso RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología Context and Objective: Chagas disease is considered a worldwide emerging disease; it is endemic in Mexico and the state of Coahuila and is considered of little relevance. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in blood donors and Chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of Coahuila, Mexico. Design and Setting: Epidemiological, exploratory and prospective study in a general hospital during the period January to June 2011. Methods: We performed laboratory tests ELISA and indirect hemagglutination in three groups of individuals: 1) asymptomatic voluntary blood donors, 2) patients hospitalized in the cardiology department and 3) patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Results: There were three levels of seroprevalence: 0.31% in asymptomatic individuals, 1.25% in cardiac patients and in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy in 21.14%. Conclusions: In spite of having detected autochthonous cases of Chagas disease, its importance to local public health remains to be established as well as the details of the dynamics of transmission so that the study is still in progress. 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/15212/1/308.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/15212/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/308.pdf Martínez Tovar, José Gerardo y Rebollar Téllez, Eduardo Alfonso y Fernández Salas, Ildefonso (2014) Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 56 (2). pp. 169-174. ISSN 0036-4665 http://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652014000200014 doi:10.1590/S0036-46652014000200014 |
| spellingShingle | RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología Martínez Tovar, José Gerardo Rebollar Téllez, Eduardo Alfonso Fernández Salas, Ildefonso Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico |
| thumbnail | https://rediab.uanl.mx/themes/sandal5/images/online.png |
| title | Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico |
| title_full | Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico |
| title_short | Seroprevalence of T. Cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila, Mexico |
| title_sort | seroprevalence of t cruzi infection in blood donors and chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from the coal mining region of coahuila mexico |
| topic | RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología |
| url | http://eprints.uanl.mx/15212/1/308.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT martineztovarjosegerardo seroprevalenceoftcruziinfectioninblooddonorsandchagascardiomyopathyinpatientsfromthecoalminingregionofcoahuilamexico AT rebollartellezeduardoalfonso seroprevalenceoftcruziinfectioninblooddonorsandchagascardiomyopathyinpatientsfromthecoalminingregionofcoahuilamexico AT fernandezsalasildefonso seroprevalenceoftcruziinfectioninblooddonorsandchagascardiomyopathyinpatientsfromthecoalminingregionofcoahuilamexico |